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Killing me softly… antibacterial soaps and your septic system
Killing me softly… antibacterial soaps and your septic system Wenatchee Home Inspections
It is the flu season and we should be washing our hands regularly. This is good hygiene but there may be some consequences you may want to consider or at least think about if you are on a septic system.
                                                         
The overuse of antibacterial soaps along with other habits maybe destroying the ability of the septic system to properly function.
To achieve proper treatment your septic system is very dependent on millions of naturally occurring bacteria. Bacteria are the machinery that is responsible for breaking down wastes we put into the system. We add many of these good bacteria through the wastes and materials typically found in wastewater. Anaerobic bacteria in the septic tank decomposes organic materials in the wastewater. Aerobic bacteria in the soil can destroy disease-causing pathogens.
Now with the use of “antibacterial," "disinfectant," or "sanitizing" products so common in many household soaps and disinfectants we can actually be destroying good as well as bad bacteria in the treatment system.
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