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Metals Treatment in Liquid and Solid Waste

In regards to treating soil-like material contaminated with metals, what is the best reagent to use?

Teresa Wester
- Richland, Washington
2003

2003

That's awfully broad, Teresa. Are you trying to resolubilize the metal for recovery or are you trying to turn the mess into a non-leaching mass? What metal, it makes a difference. :-)

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
(Ted is available for instant or longterm help)

Depending on the quantity and the metals involved, you might try recycling. My company recycled metal bearing wastes as opposed to landfilling and disposal.

Cynthia Smith
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania
2003

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