[Shop-talk] Junk catalytic converter: what to do?

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Tue Oct 21 10:38:31 MDT 2008


> The cats have platimum in them, which is pretty
> non-hazardous!

True, but they can also have other things that are more hazardous.  Some
contain rhodium, for example, which is both highly toxic and carcinogenic.

Lead contamination is a very real possibility, too.

Randall


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