Uhh, if you did it enough, pouring your old darkroom chemicals through your
driveway simply creates a toxic site under your driveway. Decades ago there
was a letter in popular photography from a guy who had cut a hole in his
basement floor. That's where he poured all his old chemistry as he figured
they were chemicals and this way they'd be going back to nature.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Worby" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Darkrooms and septic tanks
>
> Philippe Le Zuikomane wrote:
>
>> Is there info out there on the safe disposal of
>> relevant chemicals?
>
> We too have a septic tank. I dispose of all nasty chemicals directly
> onto the gravel drive. It doesn't hurt my tank bacteria, and has the
> added benefit of keeping the weeds at bay.
>
> Simon
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