Think about it. Humans have been urinating and defecating on this Earth for a long, long time. What happened to it? What is happening to it now?
2006-10-01 07:36:26 · 8 answers · asked by shlomogon 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Well It goes back to the water treatment plant, it then passes through screens to prevent leaves,twigs and animals from entering the plant along wit the water. Water seeps through layers composed of coal, sand and gravel, these layers filter out the reamining odors, dirt and algae in the water.The receptacle causes dust, bacteria, and other particles to clump together, the largest particdles settle out of tje water leaving the water much cleaner. Alum is released into the water, it forms clumps called flo, other chemicals are added to dissinfect the water and improve its taste and odor. then the water gets purifued and becomes drinking water again. I went to the plant here, the smell is horrible, but it is interesting how they can make caca water into drinkable water again.
2006-10-01 08:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by Boricua Born 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the past, bacteria deal with it and it turns to compost. Takes only a year or so if it heats to 130F. And it usually does due to composting heat prodcuing bacteria. Anyway at 130F ALL the really harmfull bacteria die off.
Here in Boston, it goes to Deer Island waste treatment plant and gets turned into nitrogen mostly. They put it on lawns I think.
2006-10-01 07:41:28 · answer #2 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all ends up in a big processing plant that supplies the ingredients for McDonald's, Burger King and KFC, creating a kind of never ending loop
2006-10-01 07:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by Flibble 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if there is a sewer system, the waste goes directly to a waste treatment plant. (check out this website for a full description http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/0768.html)
otherwise, it goes to a septic tank where the bacteria breaks down the waste and the water goes back into the soil...
2006-10-01 07:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by jac h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waste treatment plant in developed nations. waste sludge is taken to landfills, incinerated, or used as fertilizer.
2006-10-01 07:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by Duncarin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ends up as waste in the ocean damaging coral reefs ecosystems and screwing up nature.
2006-10-01 07:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is purified in a plant and sent back to your home faucets. Ewwww...I was upset when I learned the reality.
2006-10-01 07:39:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
relax, it is decomposing somewhere in the lake near your from which you get your water, basically the raw materials in it get reused by plants.
2006-10-01 07:44:18 · answer #8 · answered by applejacks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋