It is a lot to ask the microbial population in a septic system to break down chemicals that they have never experienced in nature, let alone those designed to inhibit their activities.
Tag: pharmaceuticals
Whither your water
It gives me pause to see proposals now before government agencies to relax the standards for discharge and stream protection
Bill Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
biogeochemistry, environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
Your Water on Drugs
It is likely that the organisms in many streams across the U.S. are bathed in a weak solution of birth control pills, caffeine, hypertension blockers, and lithium.