There are many products your customers use in their homes and commercial properties that can harm the bacteria in a septic system. Below are five key ones to tell them to avoid in order to keep the bacterial community as healthy as possible.
1. Quaternary ammonia – Quat compounds are exceptionally chemically stable water-soluble organic salts, and the chemical bonds are difficult to break so they have a long biocidal effect. The problem is that quats can be toxic to the microbes in our septic systems and in the soil. There are literally hundreds of quats in existence and in common
