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ken0042 · 06-24-2015, 09:45 AM

I'm not sure where the BBC report got that flushed fish are ending up in our waterways. Sounds like the fish are getting there by being released into the wild.

I don't have extensive knowledge of how our sanitary sewer system works, but I am pretty sure that a fish flushed down the toilet (dead or alive) will go through so many treatment steps that nothing of concern could enter our rivers.

06-24-2015, 09:45 AM	#4
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I'm not sure where the BBC report got that flushed fish are ending up in our waterways. Sounds like the fish are getting there by being released into the wild. I don't have extensive knowledge of how our sanitary sewer system works, but I am pretty sure that a fish flushed down the toilet (dead or alive) will go through so many treatment steps that nothing of concern could enter our rivers.