Comparative Effects of Car Wash Detergents and Biosurfactants (Rhamnolipids) on the Soil Environment: In Search of a Greener Alternative

Aims: This study investigates the comparative effects of synthetic car wash and a bio-based surfactant detergent, biotensidon, on soil environment.
 Study Design: Evaluation studies.
 Place Duration Study: Geology Woodland laboratory at William Smith Building, University Keele, in 2018.
 Methodology: 1000 g Topsoil purchased from local store was dried oven 1100C for 24 hours its moisture content determined. 100 irrigated with diluted detergents cleaning solutions 5 days. The leachates were then collected analyzed pH Electrical Conductivity (EC) further Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) while sample pellets X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) machine.
 Results: colour leachate when physically observed consistently almost clear tap water, light yellow biotensidon detergent dark brown detergent. For same period, between neutral mildly alkaline among different samples. However, EC, maximum EC recorded Car Wash Detergent (1157, 1181, 1242, 1390 1876 µS/cm) all is followed by BioTensidon (732, 757, 796, 799 836 period minimum water (456, 487, 500, 505 553 IR analysis showed peak values that did not differ three each day, XRF major elements SiO2, Al2O3 Fe2O3 to be most dominant samples.
 Conclusion: Both examined had similar compositions ingredients making detergents. Some these are well known harmful humans, soil, plants, vary also have microelements essential plant growth some toxic plants. no amount element Lead (Pb). significantly bleached organic fractions topsoil physically. An 8% increase 43% after days testing compared biosurfactants. Also, biosurfactants shown contain concentrations may unsafe.