Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal

[Steve Schoner]

Has anyone thought of sodium bicarbonate as a neurtalizer? 

 

Carefully spoon it in till it stops bubbling.  After that, it is safe to flush down the drain, or toss outside.

 

Steve Schoner/ams

tett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Better yet, donate the stuff.  It lasts a long time and high schools as well as colleges use nitric acid.  Of course, they may not be allowed to accept the acid without proper MSDS sheets or proof that it is not contaminated.

 

Cheers,

 

tett

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From: harlan trammell

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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 1:17 PM

Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal

call a local college and ask their chemistry department head what THEY do w/ used up lab chemicals.

>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

>Subject: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal

>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:03:36 EDT

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>A while back I thought I'd try my hand at doing some iron-etching. After a

>few less than impressive attempts, and with the increasing realization that

>nitric acid is tremendously nasty stuff, I'm now wanting to get rid of the

>(almost) gallon I have. My local city Household Hazmat Disposal Center won't deal

>with it, as it's not "household" waste, and the Business Hazmat Disposal Center

>won't deal with it because I'm not a business.

>

>I'm wondering if I could carefully effect some sort of dilution-process and

>dispose of it myself, and I welcome any advice or suggestions, on-list or off.

>Thanx....

>

> Gregory

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