“It is the list administrators' intentions
to protect the integrity of the science of compost teas and their benefits by
promoting science over anecdotal "evidence."
Anything
less than TOTAL removal of chlorine, as shown by our test results, in tea
production produces reduced biology and poorer quality
tea!
Charlie’s
filter does NOT remove all chlorine and if your water source uses
Chloramines they are
likely NOT removed.
Chlorine removal is
dependent on contact time with carbon media.
If posters are happy
with their tea results regardless of chlorine levels that’s fine.
Lets just be clear
here YOU ARE REDUCING BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY UNLESS ALL chlorine is
removed.
Chloramines are NOT
removed by bubbling or letting water sit, they are
persistent.
TEST YOUR MUNICIPAL
WATER WITH A RELIABLE POOL TESTING COMPANY OR WATER TESTING LAB.
YOU MUST TEST FOR
TOTAL CHLORINE TO INSURE CHLORINE AND CHLORAMINES ARE
REMOVED.
Tom Jaszewski
-----Original
Message-----
From: George and
Paulette Mouchet [mailto:geomouchet@QNET.COM]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:05
PM
To:
'compost_tea@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [compost_tea] Re: dechlor
and water
Thanks for
the filter idea. It got me to thinking so I got out my Camping
World
catalog. I can get the in-line (attaches to the hose) TastePure
#18478 filter that removes chlorine, bacteria, fungus, and mold
in the
water for $17. There's a Camping World close by so
no shipping charges!
.