Biodegradable
RV Holding Tank Treatment
What Does It Mean?

Many Biodegradable RV Holding Tank Treatment products claim to be 100% Biodegradable. However the chemical RV Holding Tank Industry is using the word Biodegradable as a smoke screen.

This distracts consumers from the real problems chemicals are creating for our RV's and our Environment. The real question is how long does it take for the chemical in a product to completely and safely biodegrade into the environment.

Uranium and other chemical compounds can take centuries to totally biodegrade.

Biodegradable Product Classification

To be classified as "biodegradable", a product must be able to be broken down naturally into the raw materials of nature and disappear into the environment. Truly biodegradable products break down into:

* Bacteria * Fungi * Simple organisms * Carbon * Hydrogen * Oxygen * Carbon dioxide * Co2 and Water H2O *

Just because a product says its biodegradable, doesn't mean it's good for the environment. With no real guidelines available to aid consumers, many products may say they are biodegradable and be technically telling the truth.

The fact is, most consumers expect a product to be "Green" when touted as biodegradable.

Safe Biodegradable RV Holding Tank Treatment

Many Biodegradable RV Holding Tank Treatments may break down in a reasonable amount of time (weeks or months). However, many then become hazardous to animals, humans and plant life afterwards.

For example, take nonylphenolethoxylate (NDE). It is an active ingredient found in many of today's cleaning supplies. Made solely of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, it should be completely biodegradable and safe for the environment. Yet, it isn't.

Once broken down, it becomes a dangerous benzene ring that is hazardous to women, damaging their reproductive organs.

Biodegradable RV Holding Tank Treatment Factors

Another concern is how long it takes a Biodegradable RV Holding Tank Treatment product to break down into the environment.

A piece of bread, for example, is completely biodegradable, and can break its complex sugars into simple ones within days.

Compare this to paper, another completely biodegradable product which can take up to 5 months to degrade, even under perfect circumstances.

Biodegradable Product Disposal Procedures

Another problem is our Biodegradable Product Disposal Procedures. When put into a natural compost pile, table scraps will degrade rather quickly. Left compacted amidst tons of garbage in a landfill, it can take years to break down.

Researchers have found 25-year old apple cores and newspapers in near perfect condition. They have been found in landfill's with garbage from thousands of other households.

Finding ways to better dispose of biodegradable materials will help in the breakdown process, making it quicker, easier and safer.

How Long Does It Take To Biodegrade?

How long does it take for many so-called "natural" products to return to a natural state:

* Paper: 2-5 weeks                * Banana peel: 3-5 weeks
* Orange peels: 6 months        * Cotton rags: 1-5 months
* Cigarette butts: 1-12 years   * Milk carton: 5 years

Returning To Nature

Any product that comes from nature, plants, animals, and minerals, will eventually return to nature. That is given enough time and the right circumstances.

Man Made Biodegradable Petrochemical Products

Man-made petrochemical products cannot return to nature. There simply aren't any microorganisms found in nature that can break them down. They are left to litter the earth for centuries to come.

Yes, even when they are called Biodegradable Products 

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