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Disposing the sealing solution

Can the Nickel Acetate solution used in sealing be discharged in fields without any hesitation? Is Nickel acetate solution used in sealing process toxic and hazardous? Will it have any bad impact on fields or underground water if discharged in fields?

Purba Joshi
Product designer - Mumbai, India
June 3, 2008

June , 2008

Hi. It's a matter of local codes and laws, Purba, but here in the USA you'd be arrested without any hesitation. Nickel is a heavy metal pollutant that cannot be distributed onto fields in this way. You must investigate proper treatment and -- I'm pretty sure -- obtain a discharge permit.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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