If they contain poisonous chemicals, organisms that live in or drink from the water get poisoned, including humans; phosphates, which are in many detergents, encourage algae growth, which can cause eutrophication.
Hvis de indeholder giftige kemikalier, forgiftes organismer, der lever i eller drikker af vandet, inklusive mennesker; fosfater, som er i mange opvaskemidler, fremmer algevækst, der kan forårsage eutrofiering.
| Front | What are the effects of chemical waste being dumped into water? |
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| Back | If they contain poisonous chemicals, organisms that live in or drink from the water get poisoned, including humans, Phosphates, which are in a lot of detergents, encourage growth of algae which can cause eutrophication. |
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