Help Potassium nitrate

[Jezzibell]

I posted a few months ago about disposing of the above in a drain and was told i can't. This advice appears to be rubbish. Can someone assist. My plan is to drop a certain safe amount each day

Acceptable Drain Disposal Procedures : USDA ARS

 

[CompanyOpossum]

Contact your trash removal services for disposal.
Nevermind, I saw your link. It looks like you just have to dissolve it in enough water. How much do you need to get rid of?

 

[Jezzibell]

Contact your trash removal services for disposal.
Nevermind, I saw your link. It looks like you just have to dissolve it in enough water. How much do you need to get rid of?

Oh dear. A lot. 1kg. I wasn't thinking clearly at the time and wanted to hide the fact iwas buying sn

I am in foreign country and having this , any proper disposal will ask questions particularly given its used by terror....

If I do a bit a day I may be ok but then I'll panic about its stability when the packet is open.

I thought about the sea but then I dont know if the animals will be safe

 

[CompanyOpossum]

Oh dear. A lot. 1kg. I wasn't thinking clearly at the time and wanted to hide the fact iwas buying sn

I am in foreign country and having this , any proper disposal will ask questions particularly given its used by terror....

If I do a bit a day I may be ok but then I'll panic about its stability when the packet is open.

I thought about the sea but then I dont know if the animals will be safe

Is it actually nitrate or nitrite? Nitrates are safe to flush but nitrite isn't.

 

[Jezzibell]

Is it actually nitrate or nitrite? Nitrates are safe to flush but nitrite isn't.

Its definitely nitrate

 

[CompanyOpossum]

Its definitely nitrate

Then just dissolve it in water and pour it down the drain.

Follow these rules. Especially rules C and E.

If the material is in an aqueous form, it can be poured down the drain with excess water if:
a. Local and State regulations have been checked and you have verified that this material is suitable for this type of disposal
b. The school drain is connected to the sanitary sewer system.
c. The quantity that you are disposing of is minimal. A good rule of thumb is less than 250 mL.
d. Combinations of chemicals are not going down the drain at the same time.
e. A twenty-fold excess of water is used when washing the chemical down the drain.