Does adding bleach or other disinfectant to the collected waste stream make it safe for direct discharge in the municipal sewer system?
No. The addition of bleach (~3% to 6% sodium hypochlorite) or other commercially available disinfectants to the collected waste stream will only have a limited efficacy on the biological infectives in the waste stream, determined by concentration level and exposure time. The discharge of disinfectants into sewer systems will pose an additional hazard to the municipal wastewater treatment works and disinfectants will have no effect on pharmaceutical compounds present in the waste stream.
