Show its it's a womans woman's by MARY LEE LEEThe LEEThe LEEThe The phosphate detergent controversy continues to rage For example persons in charge of keeping hospital linens clean in Erie County urged their legislature to delay delay delay de de- de- de lay a total ban on phosphate detergents The group the group the Niagara Frontier Association Association Association tion of Institutional Laundry Managers said Managers said a delay was necessary because efforts to find a phosphate-free phosphate detergent detergent detergent deter deter- gent which meets hospital requirements have been unsuccessful un un- successful Some scientists have pointed out that removal of phosphates before they enter the water is preferable to trying trying try try- ing to use a non phosphate that might cause more problems problems problems lems in our waterways In other words sewage treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment is a solution Dr I I. I IV V. W. Tucker director of the Institute of Industrial Research at the University of Louisville says Phosphates are safer than non phosphate detergents and are more effi effi- effi- effi is far from universal It is only applicable applicable ap ap- applicable ap- ap in a few cases Other scientists claim that nitrogen is more of a problem than phosphorus in algal growth Dr Varley man a biologist at the University University University Uni Uni- of Louisville believes that cutting out phosphate in detergents will not make a abig abig abig big difference in tion when there is such a tremendous load of human waste going into the water Also an estimate made recently recently recently re re- re- re states that cattle manure manure manure ma ma- nure contains more than twice as much phosphorus as all the domestic sewage in the US U.S. According to a paper by research specialists of Dow Chemical Company coping with the volume of animal manures is a highly important important important tant sector of the solid waste problem and water pollution control One official report in 1969 indicated that cattle manure manure manure ma ma- nure is about h of all solid waste produced in the United States |