Method for treating photographic processing fluids prior to sewering thereof

摘要

In a method for separately treating the used developing fluid from the remaining used photographic processing fluids prior to feeding the used fluids to a sewer system. The used developing fluid is continually withdrawn from the developing tank and chemically neutralized in a collecting vessel by a chemical oxidizing agent such as acetic acid or hydrogen peroxide prior to feeding the fluid to a sewer system. The method includes the continued withdrawal of spent fixer fluid to a silver recovery device and recirculation of the regenerated fixer fluid to the fixer tank.