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 Sanitiser's germ-free gimmick [1]

How do sanitisers harm the environment?

Antimicrobial household and personal care products mostly depend on two chemicals—triclosan and triclocarban. As we use the products, the chemicals are washed down the drain. Even after treatment, 50 to 70 per cent of the compounds remain in municipal biosolids.

Down to Earth [2]
Jan 31, 2011
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Health [4], Sewage [5], Micro Organisms [6], Food Contamination [7], United States Of America (US) [8]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/micro-organisms
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us