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0570/2016 - The Availability of Phosphorus on Waterthe Utilization of the Powder Detergents: Social and Environmental Aspects
A Disponibilização de Fósforo nas Águas pelo Uso de Detergentes em Pó: Aspectos Ambientais e de Saúde Pública

Author:

• Claudia Maria Gomes Quevedo - Quevedo, Claudia Maria Gomes - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Púlbica - <claugomes@usp.br>

Co-author(s):

• Wanderley Silva Paganini - Paganini, Wanderley Silva - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública - <paganini@usp.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Ambiente

Abstract:

This article discusses the interface between social and environmental aspects related to the presence of phosphorus in water for public supply, approaching the impacts caused by the utilization of the powder detergents over public health and water resources, regarding the occurrence of the eutrophication. Relying on data concerning the composition and consumption of the products currently sold in Brazil, it reports the development of this subject and features a portrait of the present situation. It indicates that the Brazilian detergents have a low phosphate concentration, thus it is possible to infer that these products offer a small risk of impact over the trophic levels of the water. It was observed a need to adjust the legal limits to the market conditions, as well as to improve public policies related to environmental education. Upon an intensive process of community communication and education, awareness about the issue can be raised, keeping this important source of phosphorus to the environment under control and contributing to the increase in the availability of water, through the prevention of the eutrophication processes.

Keywords:

Water resourcesEutrophicationPhosphorusDetergentsPublic health

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Vol. 23 N.11 - NOVEMBER/2018

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Quevedo, Claudia Maria Gomes, Paganini, Wanderley Silva. The Availability of Phosphorus on Waterthe Utilization of the Powder Detergents: Social and Environmental Aspects. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Dec). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-availability-of-phosphorus-on-waterthe-utilization-of-the-powder-detergents-social-and-environmental-aspects/15996?id=15996



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