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DAMAGING YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM| How it works | Damaging your system | Warning Signs |
KILLING THE GOOD BACTERIABacteria must be present in the septic tank to digest the organic solids. Normal household waste provides enough bacteria to digest the solid UNLESS any harm is done to the bacteria. Bacteria are very sensitive to environmental changes. Chemotherapy medications, other heavy antibiotics and many home-care products will destroy bacteria. Check the labels of products you normally use. In addition some home based businesses, such as hair salons and bakeries, produce byproducts that can kill your good bacteria. Products developed for urban sewer systems can ruin a rural septic system. People do not think about the effects these products have once they go down the drain. How do you think antiseptics affect your septic tank? Bacteria must be present to digest and liquefy the scum. If not digested, the scum will accumulate until it overflows, clogging the soil absorption area. Killing good bacteria will lead to a septic system failure. KEEPING YOUR SLUDGEThe sludge in the septic tank, inorganic and inert material and by products of bacterial digestion, is not biodegradable and will not decompose. If not removed, sludge will accumulate until it overflows. An overflow will clog the soil absorption area and eventually pollute the ground water. |
Products labeled with any of the following warnings will kill bacteria:
Common home-care products that will kill good bacteria:
Other bacteria killers include:
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