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Subject: Re: Dangerous Chemicals

From: "dl5012" <dl5012@...>
Date: 2006-02-07

Hi,

I'm on a septic and well system and I can tell you, no significant
amounts of spent ferric chloride will be going down my drains.

Kill the beneficial bacteria -- clog my drain field -- pay > $10K to
repair (not to mention the stink that would make). Or kill the
biological organisms I care most about...

I'll save it in glass jars and get rid of it during one of the annual
hazardous waste disposal events.

Regards,
Dennis

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" <eldata@...>
wrote:
>
> > The amounts will be undetectable by the time it gets to the sewage
> > plant, with the enorrmous dilution that will have taken place.
>
> Some hazmat agencies here in the US seem to recommend diluting small
> quantities (gallon or less) of spent Ferric Chloride with water and
> pouring it down the drain. Frankly, I'm more worried about my pipes
> than the environment in such cases. Oddly, I have no such worry when
it
> comes to spent Ammonium Persulphate.
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" <leon.heller@>
> wrote:
> >
>