"Dan Warren" wrote in message
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aemeijers wrote in
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Dan Warren wrote:

As an aside. Never flush antibiotics down the toliet if you have a
septic system. They can kill the bacteria in the tank.

So what do you do when you get prescribed antibiotics to take? Crap in
the yard? They do go right through you, you know. That is why you have
to take them for a week or ten days. Also keep in mind the relative
volumes- the tank is an order of magnitude or three bigger than your
gut.


You notice I said FLUSH. Most antibiotics are metabolized and excreated as
inactive chemicals. It's the concentrated unmetabolized drug that does the
damage.

I've read of studies showing antibiotics in streams downstream of treatment
plants, and antibiotic resistant bacteria in those same streams.

Bob