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For fish bearing lakes and
ponds, drinking water reservoirs, irrigation canals and
other applications, the EarthTec® dosage rate is 0.06 ppm
copper maximum, or 1 gallon EarthTec® for each million
gallons of water.
Fish-Bearing Applications (0.06 ppm
copper)
|
Pond Volume (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Ounces) |
|
500 |
|
0.1 |
|
1,000 |
|
0.1 |
|
3,000 |
|
0.4 |
|
5,000 |
|
0.6 |
|
10,000 |
|
1.3 |
|
25,000 |
|
3.2 |
|
50,000 |
|
6.4 |
|
100,000 |
|
12.8 |
|
300,000 |
|
38.4 |
|
500,000 |
|
64.0 |
|
600,000 |
|
76.8 |
|
750,000 |
|
96.0 |
|
1,000,000 |
1 |
|
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5,000,000 |
5 |
|
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10,000,000 |
10 |
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50,000,000 |
50 |
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100,000,000 |
100 |
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1,000,000,000 |
1,000 |
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For applications without fish,
such as fountains, water features, wastewater lagoons and
animal confinement pits, the EarthTec® dosage rate ranges
from 0.6 ppm to 2.0 ppm copper. The dosage chart provided
below is 0.6 ppm copper, or 1 gallon of EarthTec® for each
100,000 gallons of water.
Fish Free Applications (0.6 ppm
copper)
|
Pond Volume (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Ounces) |
|
500 |
|
0.6 |
|
1,000 |
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1.3 |
|
3,000 |
|
3.8 |
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5,000 |
|
6.4 |
|
10,000 |
|
12.8 |
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25,000 |
|
32.0 |
|
50,000 |
|
64.0 |
|
100,000 |
1 |
|
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300,000 |
3 |
|
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500,000 |
5 |
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600,000 |
6 |
|
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750,000 |
7.5 |
|
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1,000,000 |
10 |
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5,000,000 |
50 |
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10,000,000 |
100 |
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50,000,000 |
500 |
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100,000,000 |
1,000 |
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1,000,000,000 |
10,000 |
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The above dosage
recommendations are from accepted practices in the industry
and apply to normal water conditions. Earth Science
Laboratories, Inc. does not warrant these applications as
absolute nor are they intended to supersede federal, state
or local restrictions and/or regulations. |
EarthTec® Application Guidelines
EarthTec® is self-dispersing.
Spraying
is not necessary unless is it mixed with herbicides.
Table 1. Gallons of
EarthTec® per acre to achieve the desired copper ion (Cu++)
content
Depth of water
(feet) |
0.06 ppm
(Cu++) |
0.1 ppm (Cu++) |
1.0 ppm (Cu++) |
|
1 |
0.33 |
0.55 |
5.5 |
|
2 |
0.66 |
1.1 |
11 |
|
3 |
1.0 |
1.65 |
16.5 |
Table 2. Quarts of
EarthTec® per acre to achieve the desired copper ion (Cu++)
content.
Depth of water
(feet) |
0.06 ppm
(Cu++) |
0.1 ppm (Cu++) |
1.0 ppm (Cu++) |
|
1 |
1.3 |
2 |
22 |
|
2 |
0.66 |
1.1 |
44 |
|
3 |
4 |
6.5 |
66 |
Table 3. EarthTec®
Required for Treatment of Different Genera of Algae
|
Organisms |
0.06 ppm of Copper (Cu++) |
0.10
ppm Copper (Cu++) |
Cyanophyceae
(Blue-green algae) |
Anabaena, Aphanizomenon,
Cylindrospermum, Gloeotrichia, Microcystis, Oscillaria |
Nostoc, Calothrix, Phormidium, Symploca |
Chlorophyceae
(Green) |
Cladophora, Closterium,
Coelastrum, Conferva, Spirogyra, Ulothrix, Zygnema |
Chlorella, Chara, Nitella, Pithophora*, Scenedesmus |
Diatomceae
(Diatoms) |
Asterionella, Fragilaria,
Melosira, Gomphonema, Tabellaria, Navicula |
Cymbella, Neidium
Achnanthes |
Protozoa
(Flagellates) |
Dinobryon, Synura, Uroglena,
Volvox Glenodinium |
Chlamydomonas, Eudorina, Hawmatococcus, Pandorina |
*If it is heavy, use 1.0 ppm
concentration.
Table 4. EarthTec®
Required for Treatment of Different Species of Bacteria
|
Bacteria |
0.1 ppm - 1.0 ppm of Copper
(Cu++) |
| Vibrio
Cholera
E. coli, Streptococcus
faecalis |
0.5 ppm for 24 hours
0.1 ppm for 24 hours; 0.5
ppm for 6 hours |
EarthTec® Calculation Formula:
1 ppm copper ion (Cu++) = 1 gallon
EarthTec® / 60,000 gallons of water
0.1 ppm copper ion (Cu++) = 1 gallon of EarthTec® / 600,000
gallons of water
0.06 ppm copper ion (Cu++) = 1 gallon of EarthTec® / 1,000,000
gallons of water
1 acre foot = 326,000 gallons of water
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