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Excessive levels of this nutrient can fertilize our streams. This leads
to nuisance plant growth and unsightly and smelly streams and ponds that
cannot support fish and other aquatic life.
What can I do to help?
One way to prevent excessive levels of this nutrient from entering our
streams is to reduce the amount we use in our daily lives. Using low phosphate/no
phosphate fertilizers and cleaning products helps. Properly maintaining
your septic system, keeping yard debris away from stream edges and storm
drains, and properly disposing of pet wastes also reduces sources of phosphate
to our streams.
Aren't all automatic dishwashing products created equal?
Unlike most laundry products, most automatic dishwashing products still
contain phosphorous in the form of phosphate. But the phosphate content
varies from product to product. You can help our streams by choosing to use low phosphate or no phosphate
products.
Phosphate Content of Automatic Dishwashing Products
(click here to get a printable PDF version of this page)
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Brand
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Phosphate Content (%)
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Phosphate Content
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Phosphate Free Products
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Seventh Generation Powder
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0%
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Phosphate free/Chlorine Free
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Shaklee Basic-D Concentrate
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0%
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Phosphate free/Chlorine Free
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Products containing phosphates
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| Gels |
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Palmolive Gel
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2%
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0.8 g/2 Tbsp*
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Sunlight Gel
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4.3%
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1.66 g/2 Tbsp*
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Cascade Gel
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4.4%
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1.8 g/2 Tbsp*
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Electrasol Gel
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4.5%
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1.8 g/2 Tbsp*
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Powders
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| All Powder |
5.1%
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1.4 g/2 Tbsp*
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Sunlight Powder
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5.6%
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1.5 g/2 Tbsp*
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Electrasol with Baking Powder
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6.1%
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1.6 g/2 Tbsp*
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Cascade Powder
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6.5%
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2 g/2 Tbsp*
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Cascade Plus Powder
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7.0%
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2.14 g/2 Tbsp*
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Tabs
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Electrosol Tabs
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8.7%
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2.09g/Tablet
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| Sunlight Tabs |
8.7%
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2.18g/Tablet
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*Use level has been standardized to 2 Tablespoons for comparison. You will
save money, as well as help out our streams, by using a smaller amount.
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