Amen to that Mike.

And yes there are some states taking action to reduce the amount of
phosphorus discharged from Wastewater treatment plants. Maine is one, are
there others?

Beth DeHaas
Whitefield, ME 04353


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From: "mike gray" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] TSP


> John Wolff wrote:
> > Hello CONCH-Lers,
> >
> > I've used trisodium phosphate (TSP), sold as a cleaning agent, for years
> > to soften dried-up mollusks. I recently tried to buy some more and
> > evidently it is no longer available because of restrictions on
> > phosphate. Does anyone have experience with some of the replacements or
> > know where TSP is available?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > John
> > Lancaster, PA
>
> I bought TSP a few weeks ago at Home Depot.
>
> Phosphates are a serious problem for the marine environment, but I am
> unaware of anyone doing anything about it.
>
> Dump yer waste on yer lawn, not down the drain.
>
> m
>
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