Disposing Of Testng Chemicals

[westside]

I did a search and dont see any discussions on this.
Got a freshwater master test kit to check the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/ph
I didnt realize the caustic nature of the chmicals this thing uses...
sodium hydrozide, sodium hydrochlorite, hydrochloric acid...

how do i dispose of the test material.

can this go down the drain, do i follow with a hundred gallons of water....
any clues, stores closed hotline only open until 5 and like and idiot i did the test before thinking of how i was going to get rid of it.

Thanks

 

[valleyrich]

Depends on where you live and how concerned you really are. In my city we have a haz mat drop off. That is where I would take mine. Call you waste management they should be able to help.

 

[westside]

Live in NY.
Just want to dispose of the test tube worth of chemical/tested water, not the entire bottle of chemical.
This almost seems like too much of a hassle for testing purposes, no wonder why the strips came out, I figured this would be more accurate but i didnt realize i was going to need an entire chemistry lab

 

[tttnjfttt]

Mine just goes down the drain

 

[phoenixfire]

these chemicals cannot go down a drain...if your sewage goes directly to the ocean u will be killing ecosystem...maybe not like the entire ocean but it adds up...put all the left over chemical in an empty milk cartoon and call your waste management place and ask them what to do...there should be a chemical drop off...if u read the bottle it says do not add to tank...it says that for a reason...the same reason why u shouldnt put it down the drain

 

[Tolak]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, toilet cleaner is acid, who knows how many other cleaning agents get used that go down the drain. Laundry & dish detergent, washing your car. Ever have a car that leaks? Bet my truck leaks more in a month than anyones yearly testing chemicals.

 

[phoenixfire]

any little step to stop pollution is a lot of help...look at our weather patterns, ocean currents are changing, and blah blah blah...every little step to save our earth should be taken...our ozone is 1mm thick...by 2070 the polar ice caps are supposed to be almost completely melted...so lets try to save our world...lol dont mean to get all save the earth on ya...but thats how i feel any little step helps...i mean for god sake its been 40+in the middle of the winter in new england...that makes me very worried

 

[plecoguy]

any little step to stop pollution is a lot of help...look at our weather patterns, ocean currents are changing, and blah blah blah...every little step to save our earth should be taken...our ozone is 1mm thick...by 2070 the polar ice caps are supposed to be almost completely melted...so lets try to save our world...lol dont mean to get all save the earth on ya...but thats how i feel any little step helps...i mean for god sake its been 40+in the middle of the winter in new england...that makes me very worried

well...the ice caps have melted and reformed 4 times in the history of the world...its part of the cycle, it is going to happen no matter what... BUT that doesnt meant its ok the pollute more than you can help..

 

[Kiddy]

hey, I'm new but the thread caught my eye

I take mine to my University in a glass bottle they gave me, they add it to their huge amounts that get sent off



s'pose you could as at secodary/high schools or colleges or anywhere that handles chemicals, smile sweetly and they may help free of charge

 

[OMA]

Wow, this turned into an eco debate fast. Pouring the ten or so drops from your tester down the drain doesn't harm anything. sewage isn't pumped directly into the sea, it's treated. (this may differ for parts of USA) it isn't gunna make a jot of difference even if it was considering what the companies pump out. Just rinse it down the sink

 

[csjasona]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, toilet cleaner is acid, who knows how many other cleaning agents get used that go down the drain. Laundry & dish detergent, washing your car. Ever have a car that leaks? Bet my truck leaks more in a month than anyones yearly testing chemicals.

The chems in testing kits are many orders of magnitude stronger than those you will find in your usual toilet cleaner. And if your cleaner contains sodium hydrozide then I don't think you'll have much of a toilet left... It's not really sound or safe to throw this stuff down your drain. Really, you should safely store it up in a galss bottle, with a screw top lid, and keep it away from light. Then, regularly, take it to your local chem-disposal-unit. I'm not sure what the USA is like for this type of thing, but here in the UK all local councils are required to have such free facilities by law.