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Dosage Rates
For fish bearing lakes and
ponds, drinking water reservoirs, irrigation canals
and other applications, the EarthTec®
dosage rate is 0.06 ppm copper maximum.
Fish-Bearing
Applications (0.06 ppm copper)
|
Water Volume (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Ounces) |
EarthTec® (Milliliters) |
|
500 |
|
|
2.3 |
|
1,000 |
|
|
4.5 |
|
3,000 |
|
|
13.6 |
|
5,000 |
|
|
22.7 |
|
10,000 |
|
1.5 |
|
|
25,000 |
|
3.8 |
|
|
50,000 |
|
7.7 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
15.4 |
|
|
300,000 |
|
46 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
76.8 |
|
|
600,000 |
|
92.2 |
|
|
750,000 |
|
115.2 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
1.2 |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
6 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
12 |
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
60 |
|
|
|
100,000,000 |
120 |
|
|
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1,000,000,000 |
1,200 |
|
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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 1.0 ppm copper.
The dosage charts provided below are 0.6 ppm copper
or 1.0 ppm copper.
Fish Free
Applications (0.6 ppm copper)
|
Water Volume
(Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Ounces) |
|
500 |
|
0.8 |
|
1,000 |
|
1.5 |
|
3,000 |
|
4.6 |
|
5,000 |
|
7.7 |
|
10,000 |
|
15.4 |
|
25,000 |
|
38.4 |
|
50,000 |
|
76.8 |
|
100,000 |
1.2 |
|
|
300,000 |
3.6 |
|
|
500,000 |
6 |
|
|
600,000 |
7.2 |
|
|
750,000 |
9 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
12 |
|
|
5,000,000 |
60 |
|
|
10,000,000 |
120 |
|
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50,000,000 |
600 |
|
|
100,000,000 |
1,200 |
|
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1,000,000,000 |
12,000 |
|
Fish Free Applications,
Fountains (1.0 ppm copper)
|
Water Volume
(Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Gallons) |
EarthTec® (Ounces) |
|
500 |
|
1.3 |
|
1,000 |
|
2.6 |
|
3,000 |
|
7.7 |
|
5,000 |
|
12.8 |
|
10,000 |
|
25.6 |
|
25,000 |
0.5 |
|
|
50,000 |
1 |
|
|
100,000 |
2 |
|
|
300,000 |
6 |
|
|
500,000 |
10 |
|
|
600,000 |
12 |
|
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750,000 |
15 |
|
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1,000,000 |
20 |
|
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5,000,000 |
100 |
|
|
10,000,000 |
200 |
|
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50,000,000 |
1,000 |
|
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100,000,000 |
2,000 |
|
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1,000,000,000 |
20,000 |
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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 or sprayed directly on algae mats.
Table 1.
Gallons of EarthTec®
per acre to achieve the desired copper ion (Cu++) content
|
Depth of water
(feet) |
0.06 ppm
(Cu++) |
0.12 ppm (Cu++) |
1.0 ppm (Cu++) |
|
1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
|
2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
13 |
|
3 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
19.6 |
Table 2.
Quarts of EarthTec®
per acre to achieve the desired copper ion (Cu++) content
|
Depth of water
(feet) |
0.06 ppm
(Cu++) |
0.12 ppm (Cu++) |
1.0 ppm (Cu++) |
|
1 |
1.6 |
3 |
26 |
|
2 |
3 |
6.3 |
52 |
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3 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
78 |
Table 3.
EarthTec®
Required for Treatment of Different Genera of Algae
|
Organisms |
0.06 ppm of Copper (Cu++) |
0.12 ppm Copper (Cu++) |
|
Cyanophyceae
(Blue-green algae) |
Cylindrospermum,
Gloeotrichia, Microcystis
|
Anabaena, Aphanizomenon,
Calothrix, Nostoc, Oscillaria, Phormidium,
Symploca |
|
Chlorophyceae
(Green) |
Closterium, Conferva,
Nitella, Spirogyra, Ulothrix
|
Chlorella, Chara,
Cladophora, Coelastrum, Oedogonium, Pithophora*,
Scenedesmus*, Zygnema |
|
Diatomceae
(Diatoms) |
Asterionella, Fragilaria,
Gomphonema, Melosira, Navicula |
Achnanthes, Cymbella,
Neidium, Tabellaria |
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Protozoa
(Flagellates) |
Dinobryon, Synura, Uroglena,
Volvox |
Chlamydomonas*, Eudorina,
Glenodinium, Hawmatococcus, Pandorina |
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