Medications are a part of daily life for many people connected to a wastewater treatment plant or a septic system. The human body does not completely metabolize medications, so they enter septic systems unavoidably through our body wastes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
48.9 percent of people used at least one prescription drug in the past 30 days.Approximately 23 percent of people used three or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days.Approximately 12 percent of people used five or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days.
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