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>I am planning on doing some gum dichromate prints this summer, and
>I was wondering about what I should do with the water used to wash
>the prints. Can it be poured outside on the ground? How about down
>the drain? Or does it need to be more carefully disposed of?
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>Thanks for your help,
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>Michael
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The dichromate is relatively benign. I've washed it down the drain
and into my septic system, well diluted, with no trouble. The worse
that happens is that it stains your hands and anything else it contacts,
a bright yellow.
Gini