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Re: Dangerous Chemicals

2006-02-07 by dl5012

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:
> >
>

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