Washing-up Liquid

[richjones]

Hi guys,

 

I've been hearing reports from friends about kids swimming in a local small river using washing-up liquid to froth up the water below a weir.

 

My immediate reaction was that this must be seriously damaging to the eco-system, and must be stopped, but I was wondering if a shelf bought liquid such as the one I would assume these kids are using would be safe from any serious pollutants.

 

The river is small, only a few metres wide and only really has small trout and eels. The amount of fish present seems to have declined during the last few years but I always assumed this was due to less natural food being in the river.

 

Does anyone know whether I should be reporting these incidents, or would I be over-reacting?

 

thanks

[Chris Plumb]

Well all shop bought detergents need to be bio-degradebale by EU law, however.....

 

http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_li...iry_liquid.html

 

 

C.

[chesters1]

not sure what it does to fish but i guess the discharge of washing up liquid and washing powder is huge from the sewer systems ,you can get your own back on mozzies though if you find the young "worms" in a bucket of stagnant water ,a few drops stops them using the surface tension to breath and the buggers drown

Edited September 26, 2011 by chesters1

[Tigger]

Hi guys,

 

I've been hearing reports from friends about kids swimming in a local small river using washing-up liquid to froth up the water below a weir.

 

My immediate reaction was that this must be seriously damaging to the eco-system, and must be stopped, but I was wondering if a shelf bought liquid such as the one I would assume these kids are using would be safe from any serious pollutants.

 

The river is small, only a few metres wide and only really has small trout and eels. The amount of fish present seems to have declined during the last few years but I always assumed this was due to less natural food being in the river.

 

Does anyone know whether I should be reporting these incidents, or would I be over-reacting?

 

thanks

 

 

Phone the EA hotline and inform them. They should be able to say if it will cause a problem. If it is hazardous to the river creatures then it's up to them to sort out the scrotes causing it.

[ben88]

Washing up liquid is deffinately harmful to fish, i can vouch for this after all the fish in my garden pond died after a bucket of soapy water was knocked in while cleaning the bbq during the summer. Though obviously the liquid in the river would be much more diluted.

[Emma two]

I think this paranoia stems from men who wont go near washing up liquid or a sink!

[wotnobivvy]

We no longer go near washing up liquid as the tops are no longer fit as bite detectors

[Dick Dastardly]

I think this paranoia stems from men who wont go near washing up liquid or a sink!

 

RUBBISH Emma! of course we go near the sink..... where else would we keep our plates and dishes?

[Tigger]

RUBBISH Emma! of course we go near the sink..... where else would we keep our plates and dishes?

 

or have a slash

[AddictedToScopex]

or have a slash

 

 

Made me laugh out loud at work that.