Re: [Leica] RE: How to dispose of darkroom chemicals in the septic system

["Mark Kronquist" <mak@teleport.com>]

really? gosh we though Dektol was a mixed drink....  :    )
- -----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Morang <morang@magnolia.net>
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 8:19 PM
Subject: [Leica] RE: How to dispose of darkroom chemicals in the septic
system


>Leon asked:
>What precautions need I take regarding disposal of the film processing
>"soups"
>into such a biologically driven, home based, system of sewage disposal?
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>
>Leon,
>
>If you are developing b&w film and papers, just send the liquids out into
>the lawn.  As long as thay are diluted with a lot of water, they won't hurt
>anything.  Attach a hose to the drain of the sink and have the other end go
>out to a splash block.  The septic system is mainly designed to process
>(digest) organic remains such as food or toilet waste.  The b&w chemicals
>are not organic, so they do not need to go through the septic system.
>
>You can also drain your clothes washer water out to the lawn.  The grass
>loves the phosphate-rich detergent water.
>
>Andy Morang
>Vicksburg, Mississippi USA
>
>