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Subject: Re: Mechanical Etching

From: "lcdpublishing" <lcdpublishing@...>
Date: 2005-12-09

> I live in New Jersey and I run www.kleinbauer.com as a real
> business Tax Number and all. Technically speaking mechanical
etching
> keeps me from having to file with the EPA. Every so often the state
> sends me a letter asking what chemicals I use. Like I said I got a
> super fund site near me. You guys can dump your chemicals down the
> drain, I can't. I have already signed on the dotted line saying I
> don't have chemicals here.

Yeah, they are much tougher out east with regard to "toxic" waste
removal and such. However, why not just let the chemicals evaporate
(it's mostly water) which only leaves the solids which are much
easier to dispose of.

Although, it seems to me that the instructions for Ferric Chloride
disposal are to dump it down the drain. If the instructions state
that, I would have to assume it is safe to do so. Is it?