Pouring these products down the sink causes society-wide problems for the entire sewerage system and the workers who maintain it.
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Australian plumbing standards require apartment buildings to have systems designed for three times their actual peak water use. This can lead to costly water damage on top of inflated building costs.
An increasing number of communities are discovering dangerous contamination in their water systems weeks or months after fires.
Buildings with lots of occupants such as tower blocks and hospitals could be a hidden risk in the battle against COVID-19.
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Director, Institute for Sustainable Building Design, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, Deakin University
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, Deakin University