Date:         Fri, 24 Dec 2004 18:28:53 -0800
Reply-To:     jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
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From:         jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Drain and replace
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At 11:38 AM 12/24/2004, you wrote:

>In most areas the consumer amounts of coolant are legal down the house
>drain.

>Legal maybe but still not a good idea.

Why? Ethylene glycol breaks down using the same biological reduction
systems already in place to break down sewage at water treatment plants.
Municipal water treatment facilities are the best equipped to deal with it,
so why not send it there, and send it by the most direct means available?

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