Show Lend your hands I I Jiu in ecology battle bat b The follow- follow note t rS appeared aced in n the de Tribune Thursday t 1 1971 It was 4 Tribune ringer Tribune aSP a springer i Writer Writer- I topic of conver- conver is il ecology P pro pro- environment Groups en ento to fight light air water pOpulation pollution are lobbying Dais and Congress wilde wild wild- to preserve e and even mankind d wonder i persons si t what the individual the do to protect nt r thing housewives Ed eat eal soap whose basic basics and fat lye ts s are detergents which Of tf Synthetic fatty acids Hanly William E E. E Lofessor professor of biology professor K of Utah ls ts contain large larger im- im phosphates an of P r lent for algae And dance of this II r s ts in large urge growths Which Mch choke up man many even now fe diminishes the o oxy oxy- Y iY 11 iy and sun sunlight 11 g h t I Ifor for far life of fish and Hants p lowest In I tent approximately nt ni now available on onet ont et t t Dr Hanly said both the bar and Other detergents twin aln 43 percent or Include ude B Bio Blo- io- io and Tide utmost st most liquid dish dish- washing compounds contain less than one percent phosphate And remember the amount of suds isn't Indicative of cleansing power In addition washable cloth napkins are preferable to disposable disposable disposable dis dis- paper ones And use white tissue and toilet paper The paper dissolves properly but the dye from the color pollutes the water Fertilizers Dr Hanly said If used correctly and in proper proper proper pro pro- per amounts cause little Utile dam dam- age However Howo If too much fertilizer fertilizer fer fer- Is used or If it U Is utilized incorrectly similar side effects as with the phosphates phosphates phosphates occur and eventually life dies Concerning containers Dr Hanly rated In order of preference preference preference pre pre- ference glass returnable pa paper paper pa- pa per disposable glass dIsposable disposable disposable able metal disposable and plastic paper All containers do disintegrate rather quickly he explained but a or wax and or plastic coating does not And there Is no sense In utilizing Insecticides inside the house Use an old fashioned t I J lL I I f 11 ny ly swat W er instead iii the me associate assocIate asso- asso clate biology professor said Dr Hanly also Is vehemently vehemently vehemently against the strips I If they let out vapors to kill kUl In Insects insects insects in- in sects he explained the they the vapors most likely will wUI hurt you too And step on bugs Automobiles are one of the greatest polluters Emphasizing ing that persons should push to get a fantastically good transportation system which people will use Dr Hanly said In the meantime get geta a bicycle Its It's better for your health anyway Or walk An electrically powered auto he went on is not the answer because the electricity comes from hydrocarbons a polluter or burning fossil fuels such as coal and gas The best method of transportation transportation transportation trans trans- available now other than the bicycle or feet is surprisingly the bus The Thebus Thebus Thebus bus Dr Hanly explained can carry more persons than any other form of mass transportation tion when considering the units of pollution And If buses are kept In reasonable repair they wouldn't emit so many fumes and odors During the snowy winter months sand Instead of salt should be used on streets and sidewalks The salt when it runs off adds harmful chlorides chlorIdes chlorides chlor chlor- ides to the water systems Instead of discarding mowed grass and leaves leave them In a compost pile to decay They make good fertilizer As Dr Hanly said Theres no sense In wasting them Old vegetable scraps also make good fertilizer |