What Does Phosphorus do to our Lake?
It feeds algae and weed growth resulting in:
- Loss of fish and other animal populations
- Green and cloudy lakes which discourage swimming, boating and fishing
- Lowering of property values
- Greater expense for drinking water filtration
What can we do?
Start reading labels before you buy products like detergents, soaps and shampoos and fertilizers. To help, here is a list of some common phosphate free products. There is a lot of literature on the Internet and lots of new phosphate-free products being introduced every day. Read the labels and help us keep our lake safe.
List of products that are phosphate-free
Laundry Stain Removers:
- Spray ‘n’ Wash
- Tide to go
Liquid Laundry Detergents
- Cheer
- Gain
- Ivory
- Purex
- Sunlight
- Tide
- Zero
Bathroom Cleaners
- Comet
- Easy-off
- Scrub-Free
- Tilex
Dishwasher Detergents
- BioVert Liquid (Jean Coutu)
- Biobotanical
- Ecover
- Method (Shoppers Drug Mart)
- Nature Clean (Home Hardware)
All-purpose Cleaners
- Pine Sol
- Windex multi-surface
Glass Cleaners
- Windex
Toilet Bowl Cleaners
- Toilet Duck
Liquid Dish Soap
- Dove
- Ivory
- Palmolive
- Sunlight
Soap Pads
- Scotch-brite
- SOS
Fertilizers
- Canadian Tire
- Rona
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