Wasser,Wäsche,Umwelt: Alles sauber?

The time‐consuming and tiring laundry job at the river has developed into a highly sophisticated technical task in washing machines with micro‐chip processors. The basic parameters time, chemistry, mechanics and temperature, however, remained unchanged, while their importance has shifted. When optimizing laundry detergents and process efficacy, the possible impact on waste water and environment has to be considered. The authors describe approaches to balancing the product efficacy and the ecological impact of the most important laundry detergent ingredients.