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    It's not really a good idea to dispose of the acid by pouring it on the ground, this can contaminate your water supply system. This solution can have traces of lead in it. It would be better to neutralize it to a PH of about 7 at that point anything in the solution should drop out. You can use ash from hard wood fire to neutralize the solution.

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    from what I am reading the problem is 2 types of lead plates that alternate every other plate
    one plate is PB = Lead
    the other is PBO2 = lead oxide - the off color plate that chars up does not melt so well
    The Dross from battery lead is toxic vapors are toxic But you will get lead in the end that if you Flux will purify

    My feeling is if lead ever gets very expensive per pound - all of a sudden it will be worth it . as of now it's on the edge .
    I guess if you live in suburbia around other people you really should not be messing with any lead melting especially batteries

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