The ferric chloride is not the problem, the copper is.
Copper is poisonous to bacteria and such.
ST
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:03:38 +0100, Leon Heller
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leon.heller@...> wrote:
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> It's basically iron, copper and chloride ions in solution. I can't see
> the
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> small quantities used for home etching causing any problems with water
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> treatment. What the water companies don't like are chemicals that kill
> the
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> bacteria in their sewage treatment plants, like some chlorinated
> solvents.
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> That is what I was told many years ago by someone from the water company
> who
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> used to test the outflow where I worked, at random intervals, several
> times
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> a year. I just flush it down the lavatory when it is exhausted.
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> Leon
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