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"en.20111214.22.3-230-000"2
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"In favour. The purpose of the current Commission proposal for a regulation is to reduce the amount of phosphorus used in detergents in domestic washing machines. The Commission opted for a regulation instead of a directive in order to better harmonise different rules at national levels. Phosphates end up in our water systems, rivers, streams, lakes, and notably the Danube Basin, and the Baltic Sea. Phosphorus helps life to flourish. As a result, algae and other fast-developing plant life proliferate where there is an increased source of phosphorus in water. That results in eutrophication – the excessive growth of algae which starves other living organisms of oxygen and can also produce toxins – killing fish, plants and other species, as well as reducing the quality of the water itself. Therefore, to clean up Europe's water, it is desirable to reduce the amount of phosphorus reaching the water of our continent – and indeed throughout the world."@en1
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