Re: NANFA-L-- Warm tap water

Jerry Baker (nanfa at bakerweb.biz)
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:54:07 -0800

Peter Unmack wrote:
> Also, don't exclude some of the hazardous goods drums that have had things
> such as hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and nitric acid. I have used those
> blue plastic drums after emptying the original chemicals out of them (I
> used to work at a chemical place). To the acid drums I would add
> something alkaline to neutralize it and after that I never had any
> troubles. Peroxide drums can simply be rinsed out really well. I used
> them for aging water for several years.

Above neutral pH, peroxide is a good dechlorinator anyway.
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