• Fermion@mander.xyz
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    9 months ago

    There’s a river trail I like to walk regularly. The trail crosses over a creek that frequently smells like laundry detergent and occasionally like sewage. Laundry fragrances aren’t effectively removed with waste treatment practices. Think of the amount of fragrance that stays on your clothes after at least one rinse cycle. The amount of fragrance being sent into the wastewater systems is much higher than what remains on your laundry.

    I can’t find any studies, but I would be shocked if that doesn’t really mess with a bunch of aquatic life. Considering how popular bait scents and attractant are with anglers, I believe many fish species rely on scent to find food. Laundry fragrance would almost certainly be overwhelming and negatively affect the ability to search for food for those fish.

    Maybe I’m just biased since common fragrances can give me migraines.

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      9 months ago

      a creek that frequently smells like laundry detergent and occasionally like sewage. Laundry fragrances aren’t effectively removed with waste treatment practices

      Maybe you should see if you can find a way to follow up - maybe something isn’t working right or some business is taking a shortcut

      I’m sure we’re all biased by our experiences. In my case, I don’t like strongly scented stuff but can generally tolerate it. I think of it in the same box as someone putting on too much perfume/cologne, or someone smoking whatever where the rest of us have to walk through. It’s annoying af.

      So my biased attitude is that there are choices and every time I choose an unscented product, I help generate profit incentive for more of the same. I can also choose to make a big deal of it where I live, and I can choose not to spend time or money with people or places that stink.

      But it’s their choice too. They can stink if they want to. We can leave your friends behind 'Cause your friends do stink and if they do stink,Well, they’re no friends of mine.