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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: trying to do the right thing

2013-03-10 by Leon Heller

On 10/03/2013 13:02, Dave Sage wrote:
> Perhaps someone with some knowledge on public works and sewage treatment can
> clarify this for me.
>
> I guess it must be the copper in the ferric chloride etchant that we dispose
> of that is the problem - is that correct? Is there actually copper per se
> any more after the reaction of etching?

Yes, copper kills the bugs that digest the sewage. Ferric chloride is 
actually used in water treatment.

Leon
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Leon Heller
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