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Chlorine Dioxide Horticultural Sanitizer to Control Greenhouse Algae |
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Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supplies Introduces a new Chlorine
Dioxide Horticultural Sanitizer to Control Greenhouse Algae. The
Company entered a national distribution agreement with Selective Micro
Technologies for Selectrocide™ chlorine dioxide, in conjunction with
the research of Dr. Peter Konjoian, to distribute
Selectrocide™ chlorine dioxide to the horticulture market nationwide.
Over the past two years, tests conducted on Selectrocide™ have
demonstrated its ability to effectively control algae and unwanted
microbial growth in greenhouse production. Selectrocide™ is said to
offer several benefits to growers including reducing crop loss due to
algae’s growth, improved greenhouse sanitation, higher-quality plants
and improved profitability.
Selectrocide™ is packaged in a patented, membrane-enclosed packet that
allows growers to prepare a solution of chlorine dioxide quickly and
easily, in the recommended concentration required to achieve the
highest level of results. Simply placing the packet in water will
release chlorine dioxide at a neutral pH level, resulting in a 99% pure
solution of chlorine dioxide and water. The product is US EPA
registered and is now available for commercial use in greenhouses and
nurseries.
Chlorine dioxide has been known to be an excellent sanitizing agent for
more than 50 years and have been used to clean public drinking water
and kill highly infectious bacteria, fungi and viruses. Due to
limitations creating chlorine dioxide on site, its use has been limited
to large-scale applications. Selectrocide’s technology eliminates these
limitations, allowing the possibility of creating a 99% pure chlorine
dioxide solution in economical quantities.
Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supplies will be selling Selectrocide
and delivery system kits to the horticultural market starting July 1,
2005. Dave Morin, Senior VP of Marketing/Purchasing, said, “The use of
Selectrocide has the potential to bring our customers’ growing
operations to cleaner and healthier levels never before achievable, and
to maintain that level from season to season and year to year.”
Dr. Peter Konjoian of Konjoian’s Floriculture Education Services has
spent 2 ½ years researching Selectrocide, and his relationship with
Selective Micro Technologies has been integral in introducing
Selectrocide chlorine dioxide to the horticulture market.
Dr. Konjoian’s research has demonstrated that algae and other microbial
growth can be dramatically reduced in traditional irrigation systems
with twice-a-year shock treatments of only 50ppm, followed by ultra-low
continuous injection at a residual level of only 0.25ppm.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 10 July 2005 )
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