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    negative intensifiers

    I am interested in negative intensifing using mercuric chloride powder. Does this chemical eventually consume itself? If not, how does one safely dispose it.

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    negative intensifiers

    Mercuric chloride seems rather toxic and quite environmentally unfriendly. I don't think it would "consume itself" and mercury in the environment seems to last forever. You definitely don't want to flush it down the sink.

    There are less hazardous intensifiers: chromium and selenium to name a couple.


    http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/m1469.htm

    http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/mercury.html

    http://minerals.usgs.gov/mercury/

    http://www.epa.gov/mercury/

    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng0979.html

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