SHOULD WE WASH OUR CARS IN OUR DRIVEWAYS?
S HOULD WE WASH OUR CARS IN OUR DRIVEWAYS? Washing your car in the driveway seems like a fairly acceptable and benign act. All kinds of people will wash their cars in their driveway thinking that it’s less costly than going to a commercial car wash. Before washing your car in the driveway, please consider the following facts: · Everything you use to wash your car goes directly from the storm drains into lakes and rivers. · Cleaning products for cars may contain nonylphenol ethoxylates which strip away fishes’ protective mucous coating, causing them to absorb more chemicals and making them more susceptible to disease. · High concentrations of NPE’s can actually kill fish and kill the eggs of invertebrate species and the NPE’s can penetrate the oils birds need to maintain a dry layer of insulating feathers. · Detergents may contain phosphates which are responsible for algae bloom which has contributed to the disappearance of cold wat