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1. It's the very reason they took phosphates out of laundry detergents.

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 08:26 PM

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Sewage containing phosphates was getting into waterways, and causing harmful algal blooms. One of the biggest sources was laundry detergents.

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Washington city water that refilled the Reflecting Pool has phosphate in it. [View all] applegrove Tuesday OP

It's the very reason they took phosphates out of laundry detergents. GoCubsGo Tuesday #1

When they poisoned Flint Michigan water with the wrong source cbabe Tuesday #2

Phosphate runoff supercharges algal blooms in the west end of Lake Erie EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #3

Is there documentation, do you know? orthoclad Tuesday #4

Here is the original NYTimes article. applegrove Tuesday #6

Here is the original NYTimes article. applegrove Tuesday #5

They are going to recreate Love Canal displacedvermoter Tuesday #7