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Which household product ingredient contributed to eutrophication before the 1970s?
APlain kitchen salt
BVegetable cooking oil
CPlain baking soda
DPhosphate detergents
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Phosphate detergents
Phosphate-containing detergents added phosphorus to waterways until they were phased out.
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