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Metals Treatment in Liquid and Solid Waste

In regards to treating soil-like material contaminated with metals, what is the best reagent to use?

Teresa Wester
- Richland, Washington
2003

2003

That's awfully broad, Teresa. Are you trying to resolubilize the metal for recovery or are you trying to turn the mess into a non-leaching mass? What metal, it makes a difference. :-)

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

Depending on the quantity and the metals involved, you might try recycling. My company recycled metal bearing wastes as opposed to landfilling and disposal.

Cynthia Smith
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania
2003

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