Q. What is the environmental effect of detergent powder?

Answer

Detergents can have poisonous effects on all types of aquatic life if they are present in sufficient quantities. It is true that all detergents destroy the external mucus layers that protect the fish from bacteria and parasites. Phosphates in detergents can lead to freshwater algae in much quantity that releases toxin and deplete oxygen in waterways. The release of sewage effluents containing the breakdown products of laundry detergents leads to toxic poison.