“Plastic bottles dumped on river side”
“White foam discharged into rivers due to domestic cleaning done by stupid people on the banks of river”
Mismanagement of Sewage system which leads to pollution of ground-water and rivers : Only a third of urban houses in India are connected to the sewer system. The majority of the houses—38.2 per cent, as per Census 2011—use toilets connected to septic tanks. The problem is that the construction quality of the septic tanks, buried underground in populated areas, is often poor. As a result, the treatment of sewage is partial because it is a single chamber septic tank. Ideally, a septic tank should have 2 chambers with an outlet into treatment pit. Their are many cases when the faecal sludge got mixed with the ground water as the septic tank was of poor build quality.
Then there is no system for the disposal of the faecal sludge, which is in most cases emptied out surreptitiously into municipal sewers manually by private cleaners who use vacuum tankers to suck faecal sludge.. But, their are many cases when pathetic cleaning agents disposed the faecal sludge into Yamuna river.
Information Reference for sewage :
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/waste/urban-shit-53422
The white foam produced during bathing, shaving, washing utensils, washing floor and washing clothes is responsible for slow death of our rivers.. Its caused due to presence of 1,4 Dioxane produced during manufacturing of personal care products made from Sodium Laureth Sulphate. More-over the non-biodegradable plastic bottles of personal care products dumped every day on river side chokes the rivers and turns it into sewage.
To save our rivers from constant pollution, we have created our range of “Sulphate-Free” Personal Care Products at Anhad. Clean rivers is something that we owe to our future generations.
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Cause :
1, 4 Dioxane is a petroleum-derived contaminant considered to be a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and considered to a definite animal carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program. It is part of a list of chemicals known or suspected to cause cancer and birth defects. However, you will never find it listed as an ingredient on any packaging because it is a contaminant produced during manufacturing, not added during the manufacturing process. Therefore, the FDA does not require it to be listed as an ingredient on product labels.
1,4-Dioxane is a manmade compound primarily used in industrial solvent applications in manufacturing. It is found in fumigants, automotive coolant, and is used as a stabilizer that prevents the breakdown of certain solvents during manufacturing. 1.4 dioxane is also used as a foaming agent and appears as an accidental byproduct in cosmetics manufacturing. Ethoxylation is a cheap process used by cosmetic companies to provide mild properties to harsh ingredients. This process requires the use of the cancer-causing petrochemical ethylene oxide, which generates 1,4-Dioxane.
Harmful effects of Sulphate to Rivers, Humans & Acquatic animals :
- It is an eye and respiratory tract irritant, and is suspected to cause damage to the central nervous system, liver and kidneys. It has caused death because of accidental exposure. California has listed 1, 4 dioxane as a known carcinogen since 1988.
- It forms contamination plumes in groundwater after it has been released into the environment and has adversely impacted several areas around the world as it resists biodegradation.
Testing sponsored by an independent consumers organization in 2008 found 1, 4 dioxane in almost half of tested personal care products. It is present in shampoos, liquid dishwashing soap, baby lotion, hair lotions, bath foam, food additives, mouthwashes, deodorants.
Save your body and our Rivers by using “Sulphate-Free” Personal Care Products prepared at Anhad :
Anhad uses nothing but the safest, most gentle herbal ingredients that effectively clean the skin without causing bodily harm. All cleaning products are manufactured from reetha as the primary herbal ingredient. These products are prepared for home use and not for sale.
| Sr No. | Utility Product | Essence |
| 1 | Floor Cleaner | Lavender |
| 2 | Dishwasher Liquid | Lemon |
| 3 | Body wash | Peppermint |
| 4 | Shampoo | Lavender |
| 5 | Shaving gel | Peppermint |
| 6 | Facewash | Lavender |
| 7 | Liquid Handwash | Rosemary |
| 8 | Detergent | Pudina |
Thank You
Kuber