I-ejenti yokuthungatha ama-ion ensimbi angenayo i-phosphate, ingakwazi ukuchela ngempumelelo zonke izinhlobo ze-ion zensimbi ezivamile, yehlise imithelela yekhwalithi yamanzi ekukhunjweni, ekucwebezeni, ekudayeni, ekuphrinteni, ngensipho nasekuqedeni, njll. kanye ne-biodegradable, esebenza ezindaweni lapho kunemikhawulo ekukhishweni kwe-phosphate 11035
