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Subject: Re: How to dispose of etchant?

From: "pr0pert" <propert@...>
Date: 2010-03-15

The air in a submarine is hardly stagnet. It is constantly recirculated scrubbed and monitored. Chlorine bleach is forbidden due to the chlorine gas detectors. The submarines battery acid and sea water produce chlorine gas which is a very bad thing in a sealed enviroment.

Roger

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "James" <jamesrsweet@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Herbert E. Plett" <cachureos@> wrote:
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> > --- On Mon, 3/15/10, nathan_h_tna <nathan_h_tna@> wrote:
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> > > 1)    How bad is breathing the chlorine gas?
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> > submarine's crew is absolutely forbidden to wash their clothes with bleach no matter how rinse...
> > does this give you a hint?
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> With the stagnant air in a submarine any crud in the air could be a problem. Chlorine is not too bad in small amounts, it's used as a sanitizer in swimming pools afterall.
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