[ausev] Battery disposal

[John Penry at TransTexasTrucks]

Lithium occurs naturally, and is in the water supply of Mineral Wells, 
Texas.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gil Dawson" <Gil at Gil.Dawson.name>
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Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [ausev] Battery disposal


> On Mar 15, 2009, at 7:27 A, Steve Ross wrote:
>> Isn't [lithium] considered 'heavy metal'... ?
>
> Whatever its toxicity may be, Lithium is the lightest of all metals
> (unless you consider Hydrogen to be a metal) with an atomic weight of
> about 7 and a density of about half a gram per cc, lighter than water.
>
> --Gil
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