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A.P. BIO
July 11, 2011
Science Project Worksheet #3:
Date: 7/7/11
Article Title: Review of Detergent Research Program
Author:
P. J. Weaver
Title of Book: Journal (Water Pollution Control Federation)
Publisher: Water Environment Federation
Pages: Vol. 32, No. 3, Part I (Mar., 1960), pp. 288-296
Useful Material:
“Detergents are only one of many new materials appearing in domestic waste”
“These materials have, since World War II, essentially replaced the traditional soaps in the household, with roughly 90% of the sales for home consumption now being of the new detergent type.”
Detergents contain, “surface active agents which foam”
“American housewife used to put soap solutions down the drain, she now puts detergent solutions”
Significance to project:
Confirms that detergents end up in the sewage systems
Gives some background knowledge of how detergents came into play with sewage systems
Demonstrates how this is something done daily in America, it is not new, it has been around
Date: 7/10/11
Article Title: Phosphorous
Author: Jeff Kart
Title of Book: The Bay City Times
Publisher: The Bay City Times
Pages: 1 page article
Useful Material:
Congress is taking on phosphorus, with bills to limit the nutrient in dishwashing detergents and household cleaning products.
Phosphorus is blamed for fueling the growth of smelly muck that fouls shorelines in Saginaw Bay and across the Great Lakes
The nutrient is essential to plant and animal life, but excess amounts can create dense algal blooms that rob water of oxygen, kill fish and make people sick.
Significance to project:
It shows that this is a worldwide awareness
The fact that congress had to pass a bill, means this threatens the lakes ecosystem
Date: 7/ 14/11
Article Title: The Effect