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"Most organic compounds in soaps and detergents dissolve in water and end up in sewer systems (20), with negligible amounts emitted from wastewater treatment pl
by beloch 9y ago
"Most organic compounds in soaps and detergents dissolve in water and end up in sewer systems (20), with negligible amounts emitted from wastewater treatment plants (21)"
I didn't read the full paper, but this is the only mention of soap in there. Soap seems to be okay with respect to air pollution. Mind you, a lot of "bath bars" on the market these days are not soap, but that's a completely different topic.
Perhaps the article about this paper (and unwashed hippies in general) are wrong about soap?
From the abstract:
"A detailed mass balance demonstrates that the use of volatile chemical products (VCPs)—including pesticides,
coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cleaning agents, and personal care products now
constitutes half of fossil fuel VOC emissions in industrialized cities."
Okay... That is not what the linked article says at all.
- saganus 9y agoA bit off topic but, what are "bath bars"? I don't think I've heard of them before. The soaps I know are soap bars and as I understand it, they are basically made from fat and lye (or their modern equivalents). What are these bath bars made of?
- marmshallow 9y agoI was curious too. See https://www.polishandlather.com/blogs/news/13264093-what-do-you-mean-dove-isnt-soap https://www.polishandlather.com/blogs/news/13264093-what-do-...
- djsumdog 9y agohuh. Today I learned... I've always liked the home made stuff you find at street and farmers markets; bigger variety in scents for sure. Also thinking about the soap making process makes me think of Fight Club.
- mr_spothawk 9y agowhat’s fight club?
- jwilk 9y agohttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/
- mr_spothawk 9y agoI am jack's DOA humor.
- saganus 9y agoAha.... So basically I've actually been washing with "bath bars/liquids/detergents" instead of actual soap.. uhmmm I usually read the ingredients on pretty much everything I buy, but I always thought "lauryl sulphate*" stuff and palmitate oil and others where just industrial versions of fatty acids in regular soap...I guess I was wrong.
- astura 9y ago"Soap" strictly refers to fat+lye, most personal cleaners on the market today are not soap because they are made with synthetic detergents such as sodium laureth sulfate.
- joveian 9y agoGood catch about the article not matching the paper. Figure 2 in the paper is interesting comparing sources. PDF link to paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/359/6377/760.full.pdf http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/359/6377/760.full.... I think they are correct about the soap, though. I use the unscented form of Hippie Soap (Dr. Bronners) and it does have a citrus scent that goes away quickly after it is first opened. Zero voc paints are nice. I'm not sure if they are really zero voc or just much lower than usual voc, but they do smell much better.
- jabl 9y agoWe repainted one of our kids bedrooms with an emission free paint (IIRC, https://www.auro.de/en/products/walls-and-ceilings/dispersion-wall-paints/321-wall-paint/ https://www.auro.de/en/products/walls-and-ceilings/dispersio... ) instead of the usual latex wall paints. Painting without the usual smell felt really strange. Particularly so for my spouse, who easily gets a headache from strong smells. Also, if you read the fine-print on normal latex paints, the recommendation is to not live in the room for a month after painting. I don't know anyone who has ever followed such..