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[OM] Re: B&W chemistry and septic systems?

Subject: [OM] Re: B&W chemistry and septic systems?
From: "John Gettis" <jgettis81@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:32:06 -0700
Basically Its a no no.  Search Kodak site they used to have a article on
the this.  If I remember the reason is the process that breaks down the
waste in a septic system doe not use Oxygen and to break down darkroom
chemical you need oxygen. John


> [Original Message]
> From: <NSURIT@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 9/28/2006 10:15:31 AM
> Subject: [OM] B&W chemistry and septic systems?
>
>
> I plan to sell my home and begin construction on a new (retirement) home  
> next year and am considering having a dedicated B&W darkroom built.   The
area in 
> which I'm building doesn't have city water and/or sewage, so we  will
have a 
> well and a septic system.  Does anyone have any  experience with dumping
B&W 
> chemicals into a septic system.  The  well will be at a depth 400 to 600
ft and 
> essentailly will be drilled  through fairly solid limestone.  The hypo
would 
> either be taken somewhere  else to disposed of or if not, treated for
removal 
> of the silver prior to being  dumped.  The B&W film would be exposed in
OM 
> cameras and yes, others of  medium and large format.  <{8^)  Bill  Barber
>
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