George,
  You certainly could. IF you can find someone that does nitriding
nearby. (that's the hard part) In central California heat treaters and
chemical processing is going away fast. It used to be easy, darn it.
Bill Jepson

Welcome to the Peoples Democratic Republic of California.

 

People in moon suits show up to mop up a 1/2 gallon of diesel fuel after a crash.

 

Cost, including paperwork, reporting, disposal of contaminated moon suits, fuel expended from 34,000 cars and trucks sitting on the closed freeway for 2 hours, consuming 37,000 gallons of fuel of various kinds, payroll for 11 cops and cars, moon suited personnel, Disposal of cotton batting containing about 1/2 of the offending diesel fuel,

Total cost is $121,450.67. Carbon footprint and contamination load. 61 tons outright additional 24 tons to replace supplies and fuel.

 

Cost of not reporting 1 gallon of diesel spilled on busy freeway with 15 MPH wind on 87 degree day after one hour. None. Site not detectable with current equipment after one hour.     

 

Lynn E. Hanover