sure, people should be more aware of what they flush down the drain, but that link doesn't say anything about the specific chemicals in those flush-brushes, which is what i'd be interested in.
of course i wouldn't want to swim in a septic tank; i don't want to kill myself (there's very little oxygen down there, nevermind the methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and other life-threatening gases :). what does that have to do with anything? the septic tank is the wastewater treatment system that sits between our house and the groundwater; our sewage does not go straight into the environment, it goes into the septic tank in which bacteria clean it up. we take good care of our septic tank, and are pretty careful what we flush down the drain. i use very little bleach, no germicidal cleaners, etc. i'm ecstatic about the new melamine sponges, because now i can clean a whole lot of things with just water.
lots of household chemicals are unsafe for septic tanks because they kill off said friendly little bacteria; if something is safe for them, it's usually not the very worst thing one could toss straight into the sea either. i mean, considering that lots of people don't use pure elbow grease in cleaning their toilets, i wouldn't direct my ire at this particular product. i rather like the idea of them; i despise the regular brushes because they're horrifically unhygienic. i am not a germ freak by any means, but i draw the line at bits of human feces sitting around in my bathroom for my cats to rub against.
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Date: 2005-05-21 08:44 am (UTC)of course i wouldn't want to swim in a septic tank; i don't want to kill myself (there's very little oxygen down there, nevermind the methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and other life-threatening gases :). what does that have to do with anything? the septic tank is the wastewater treatment system that sits between our house and the groundwater; our sewage does not go straight into the environment, it goes into the septic tank in which bacteria clean it up. we take good care of our septic tank, and are pretty careful what we flush down the drain. i use very little bleach, no germicidal cleaners, etc. i'm ecstatic about the new melamine sponges, because now i can clean a whole lot of things with just water.
lots of household chemicals are unsafe for septic tanks because they kill off said friendly little bacteria; if something is safe for them, it's usually not the very worst thing one could toss straight into the sea either. i mean, considering that lots of people don't use pure elbow grease in cleaning their toilets, i wouldn't direct my ire at this particular product. i rather like the idea of them; i despise the regular brushes because they're horrifically unhygienic. i am not a germ freak by any means, but i draw the line at bits of human feces sitting around in my bathroom for my cats to rub against.