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To: Pearls Before Swine
I thought it was interesting, considering that medications are measured in fractions of grams, and the septic tank is roughly 1500 to 2000 gallons, plus overflow.

When medicines are dosed, one of the factors considered is how much of the medicines the body can absorb before the rest is excreted as waste.

In a septic tank, the antibiotics aren't going anywhere and can pose as more than the required quantity to kill off the microbes, even in large containers.

14 posted on 01/18/2014 8:30:21 AM PST by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: James C. Bennett

In a septic tank, they flow out with the rest of the effluent into the drainage system. I would think an equilibrium concentration would eventually be reached.


20 posted on 01/18/2014 9:19:09 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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