Why Are Phosphate Compounds Added to Detergents

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Essay

Why are phosphate compounds added to detergents?

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Definitions:

Per Capita GDPs

Measures the average economic output per person, calculated by dividing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a region by its population; essentially the same as Per Capita Real GDP but may not be adjusted for inflation.

NICs

Newly Industrialized Countries, nations that are transitioning from primarily agricultural to more industrial and manufacturing-based economies.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, a measure of the total economic output of a country, calculated by the total value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.