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[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world -2 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

Contaminating what? My septic tank that gets emptied every 10 years?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

It goes with the water that leaves your septic tank.

A septic tank is only meant to separate the water from oils and sludge.

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Really? So all my piss goes right thru and into my yard? If it filters out and stores solids wouldn't it also catch the microplastics too?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Depends on where you live. Mine goes trough the septic tank towards the sewer. A lot of houses also just go directly to the sewers.

And no, many microplastics are too lightweight to settle with the solids.

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