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Helpful
Links—click on a blue headline to link to or to download
information
Some
History on Phosphate Controversies
From the State of Colorado.
Info on
Phosphates in Lawn Fertilizer from Wisconsin Lakes Association
What two communities are doing with lawn fertilizer ordinances.
The Chemistry and Use
of Phosphates
Visit Wikipedia for more information on
this subject, recommended by Peter Sigmann.
(Hint: scroll to #3:
"Uses" - if the detailed science turns you off.)
Performance Report on Automatic Dishwashing
Detergents
A guide for you.
A Primer on Water Use and Cleaning
Another helpful guide for you.
Tip
of the Mitt Watershed Council
The tip of Michigan's lower peninsula organized this effort 27 years
ago. You can download their latest report by clicking on their link
"2007 Algae Update" in the right column of their home page.
Michigan Cooperative
Monitoring Program
A voluteer fueled water monitoring program that's been operating for
several years in northern Michigan. Also, link to their lakes
monitoring reports by clicking here.
National Lieutenant Governors Association
Resolves to Ban Dishwasher Phosphates
Read the resolution
just passed by the NLGA to ban dishwasher detergent phosphates.
Lake
Champlain Committee
Read how Lake Champlain residents dramatically reduced
the phosphate content of their lake by using the same steps we're
proposing.
Tertiary
Treatment of Sewage for Phosphate Removal
The EPA's downloadable pdf on the
subject (downloadable pdf - 60K)
Dane
County Sample Ordinance
Sample legislation on phosphate control
(downloadable pdf - 28K)
Muskegeon
County Sample Ordinance
Sample legislation on phosphate control
(downloadable pdf - 91K)
1990
Pennsylvania Statute Banning Phosphate in Laundry Detergent, but Not
Automatic Dishwashing Detergents
Some history on phosphate control.
AssabetRiver.org
Another hard-working phosphate reduction group
Little Sturgeon Information Pages
For general and business information about the Little Sturgeon Area of
Door County.
How Lakes React When Phosphates Are
Eliminated in Detergents
An abstract of a recent study.
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