From: William Marsh (redcloud54@earthlink.net)
Date: 04/24/02-11:20:18 AM Z
Christine,
I was told, several years ago, by the Great Yellow Father himself, that
all basic Kodak silver chemistry is thoroughly biodegradable - most
within 24 hours. I was worried about the well supplying the farmhouse
we were living in at the time. It seemed incredible, but they sent me
literature with the details that made a pretty strong case.
On the other hand, I once destroyed a septic system by using potassium
oxalate developer for Pt/Pd. Had to dig up the yard to find the tank,
pump it out, etc. I switched to ammonium citrate after that. Dick
Sullivan's and Carl Weese' book has a section on "Platinum Green" that
goes into all this. You might want to look at that.
Regards,
Bill
epona wrote:
>
> Hello list,
>
> What, in all your esteemed opinions, would be the photographic process
> to leave the least impact on the environment?
>
> Hypothetically, say I lived in a hut in the middle of nowhere. I would
> not, with a clean concience, be able to dump my used chemistry on the
> ground or in my composting toilet or what have you.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Cheers,
> Christine
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this
> emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and
> stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed."
> -Albert Einstein
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