r/hazmat • u/TheBackwars • Jun 05 '25

General Discussion What is this truck carrying?

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It doesn’t appear to have a license plate either 🤔

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u/observant302 Jun 05 '25

1824: sodium hydroxide, solution 1791: sodium hypochlorite 1017: chlorine 1760: ferrous chloride, solution Source: emergency response guidebook

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u/TheBackwars Jun 05 '25

Does that concoction correlate with a specific purpose? Like AG pesticide or industrial?

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u/bumblesski Jun 07 '25

Could be anything. Could be multiple deliveries in one truck. Could be for a dairy. A water treatment plant. A foundry, or aluminum recycler. A mine. Could be janitorial supplies, minus the chlorine gas... Could be for swimming pools.

The 1824 is frequently used as a pH balancer or for cleaning.

1791 is bleach. So cleaning or water treatment. It's also used in fracking and tons of other surprising places.

1017 is the dangerous one here. Chlorine gas. It normally has an inhalation hazard placard to go with it. Odd. It's mostly used for water treatment. But it is also used in purifying molten metals, like aluminum.

1760 can be many things. Ferric is one. It is used for water treatment. It can also be acidic soap mixes of various types. Delivered one recently that was sulfuric acid, with nitric acid and phosphuric acid, mixed with soapy stuff and dye.

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u/mobius153 Jun 05 '25

I'd say manufacturing, chemical processing of metals. Specifically the waste treatment side of things.

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u/observant302 Jun 05 '25

That I couldn't tell you.

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u/An-ke-War Jun 09 '25

I've seen these combination of chems in coca-clola bottling plants. Most beverages production facilities use these chems to wash and clean their system.