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What are side effects of using detergents in washing clothes?

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Detergent is poisonous to all aquatic life if present in sufficient quantity.The main components of detergents are surfactant, builder,zeolite,filler,additives.The two important ingredients of the detergent forming surfactants and builders and have identified direct and indirect effect on humans and environment.

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