[TheForge] Removing Zinc and Cadium

[GRAF]

In the amounts and concentrations we would generate no problem.
They still make and use Galvanized iron water pipe and you drink that!.

Mike Graf

terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
>
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008, Mitch Quade wrote:
>
>>
>> A real easy way to remove Cadium and may
>> be zinc is to put the screws in vinegar
>> for several hours.
>>
>
> yes, this does work. however, the cadmium and zinc
> are now in solution with the vinegar. this is now
> a liquid hazardous waste to dispose of.
>
> the removal of cadmium and/or zinc by electrolysis
> would keep most of the cadmium and/or zinc as solids.
>