Help Is it safe to flush SN down the toilet?

[lilin]

I've bought too much sn and need to get rid of 1 kg. Can I flush it down the toilet? We drink water straight from the tap here and I'm afraid sn could somehow get into it. As you probably know, it's super toxic and even very small amounts could kill someone. I don't want to poison my family. How can I get rid of the sn safely?

 

[juraviel]

yeah don't flush it down the toilet dispose of it properly.

 

[Shaylla1998]

You can dispose of it by flushing it down the toilet, as the plumbing system responsible for wastewater is completely separate from the system that supplies water to your tap. You could also dispose of it in the woods or any other suitable outdoor location, where it can be safely flushed away.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

You can dispose of it by flushing it down the toilet, as the plumbing system responsible for wastewater is completely separate from the system that supplies water to your tap. You could also dispose of it in the woods or any other suitable outdoor location, where it can be safely flushed away.

Stop saying things when you obviously don't know what you are talking about! SN is a poison and even sewage treatment plants can't filter it once it is dissolved! This has to be delivered to places where they collect poisonious and dangerous chemicals. Usually there is a place somewhere within cities where they take such stuff.

OH and btw you probably didn't know that cleared water is running into rivers and rivers can also feed ground water supplies and from where do you get your drinking water? ..... probably from groundwater suppllies or even from rivers and lakes!!!

 

[Shaylla1998]

@Praestat_Mori
I disregarded the potential impact on the wellbeing of others and public health in my previous post. Although I did not specifically address the potential for harmful substances like SN to pass through sewage treatment plants and potentially end up in groundwater, it is indeed a possibility.
On the other hand, the quality of drinking water is regulated and monitored to ensure it meets safety standards before it is supplied to consumers. Water treatment facilities employ various processes to remove contaminants and ensure the water is safe for consumption.

Certainly, everyone has the autonomy to make their own choices and decisions based on their own perspectives and circumstances. While I acknowledge the potential negative consequences that may arise from my viewpoint, I maintain my personal stance.

 

[befree]

No, you can´t flush it down the toilet ! It´s a harmful poison.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

On the other hand, the quality of drinking water is regulated and monitored to ensure it meets safety standards before it is supplied to consumers. Water treatment facilities employ various processes to remove contaminants and ensure the water is safe for consumption.

Don't you think that this is causing more costs for the majority to monitor and clear drinking water to real drinking water quality? This costs the majority of people a lot of money and many other countries cannot afford this.

especially nitrate pollution is a major point in germany what makes water according to their standards drinkable or not. and niritite / nitrate is a chemical process happening all the time even inside our bodies. but if this is too much it's becoming harmful longterm and not everyone wants to ctb.

 

[Shaylla1998]

Don't you think that this is causing more costs for the majority to monitor and clear drinking water to real drinking water quality? This costs the majority of people a lot of money and many other countries cannot afford this.

especially nitrate pollution is a major point in germany what makes water according to their standards drinkable or not. and niritite / nitrate is a chemical process happening all the time even inside our bodies. but if this is too much it's becoming harmful longterm and not everyone wants to ctb.

I understand your concern about the costs associated with monitoring and ensuring the quality of our drinking water. However, I lack the empathy to truly care about the well-being of the world around me.

From your previous post, it appears to me that you hold a genuine concern for the health and welfare of the general public, even strangers. I struggle to comprehend such empathy, however, I recognize that each individual has their own unique experiences and thoughts that shape their worldview.

In Germany, agriculture is a significant contributor to nitrate pollution in drinking water. It is a challenge to effectively clean the groundwater, especially in areas where nitrate levels exceed the recommended limit of 50mg per liter. This sometimes results even in the abandonment of certain groundwater cleaning efforts. However, from my personal standpoint of flushing SN down the toilet or disposing of it in the woods, I still perceive it as a relatively harmless act for the individual involved, despite the potential negative impact on society, which I hold some resentment towards.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

@Shaylla1998 I fully understand that you personally may not care about others in particular. And yes it's not a big problem if only one throws 1 kg SN into the toilet but this is a public forum and thousands others could just do it even without registering and that is the "problem" I see here.

Really I'm not a "green", I'm against "fridays for future terror" and all the like, but still it's a poison that is not supposed to be put just into the toilet. There are legal and safe ways to get rid of it, and these ways are free of charge!

And with this post I'm closing this discussion with you about this particular stuff.

 

[lilin]

Thanks for all answers guys I decided not to flush it down the toilet but contact a chemical waste disposal point nearby.

 

[liljeep]

Thanks for all answers guys I decided not to flush it down the toilet but contact a chemical waste disposal point nearby.

I'm so glad!

For anyone who wants to know more: http://www.dontflushdrugs.org/

 

[locked*n*loaded]

You can flush it down the toilet. Do the math - some small gram amount of SN diluted in millions upon millions upon millions of gallons of water by time it reaches the water treatment plant. It will be so diluted it won't even be detectable.

 

[befree]

You can flush it down the toilet.

 

[blue_muse]

You can flush it down the toilet. Do the math - some small gram amount of SN diluted in millions upon millions upon millions of gallons of water by time it reaches the water treatment plant. It will be so diluted it won't even be detectable.

Good of you to counter the fear-mongering.

 

[S u i c i d e]

You can give it to me.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

That's your opinion and you're entitled to it, as I am entitled to mine. The amount of SN in question is of such a small amount that when compared to all of the other things that get flushed on a daily basis, like fecal matter, medications, used condoms, piss, detergents, bloody douches, etc., that it won't even register on any comparative scale. I'd flush it and never think twice about it. It's hardly the worst thing meandering its way through our sewer systems.

 

[aGoodDayToDie]

That's your opinion and you're entitled to it, as I am entitled to mine. The amount of SN in question is of such a small amount that when compared to all of the other things that get flushed on a daily basis, like fecal matter, medications, used condoms, piss, detergents, bloody douches, etc., that it won't even register on any comparative scale. I'd flush it and never think twice about it. It's hardly the worst thing meandering its way through our sewer systems.

I completely agree. 1kg when combined with millions of litres of water would barely register with any measurement of toxicity. Plus it would no doubt react with other junk in the water such as the many many litres of blood that end up there and become neutralised. 1kg is nothing. And sewage pipes are completely separate to water supply so there's no danger of immediate contamination. The fear mongers here are not being realistic

 

[locked*n*loaded]

The fear mongers here are not being realistic

Thanks for your support.

I wonder if the other posters realize how much crap companies dump into drains every day? And if it isn't flushed, what is someone going to do with it, anyway? Dump it on the ground? Even doing that, it will still end up in the water system, eventually. You can't destroy it, as physics laws dictate that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but only change forms. If you incinerate it, remnants of it still end up in the atmosphere. It's all the same. Once the stuff was made (from ingredients pulled from the earth, BTW), it's here for life. Everything non-living is here for life. I suppose someone could put it onto a rocket and send it off to Mars. But, then again, you'd just be putting it someplace else. We already have plans to colonize Mars and contaminate it with human beings, so maybe it's not that big of a deal to send a little SN there. Whoever decides to live there might just need it.