RE: [compost_tea] Re: chloramines

From: Bill Skerrett <bill_at_ictorganics.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:12:57 -0500

You need very little organic matter to mitigate the chloramine, it will
barely touch the surface of the soil before it is gone, the charcoal filter
you mentioned earlier will strip it out easily. All you need to do is
discolor the water a bit and it is history

 

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From: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of migrainexx
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:39 PM
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: chloramines

 

  

Hi Bill,
Thanks for the reply. Say for a 15-gallon brew, what proportions of humic
acid, fish, or vc would I use. Also if I water my garden with chloramines,
will that kill the microbes that I provided from the tea. My garden media is
100% soil less. It's mostly coir, compost, black kow, black velvet, leaf
mold, spagmum, perlite, and vc. Thanks, Migraine

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com <mailto:compost_tea%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"Bill Skerrett" <bill_at_...> wrote:
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> You are correct chloramines will not gas off, chloramine is chlorine and
> ammonia bonded and is much more stable in a water system
>
> It is an oxidizer just like chlorine, it oxidizes anything organic if you
> just add a little humic acid, fish or even compost to the water it will be
> gone
>
> It is typically delivered at 4 PPM so just a little of anything organic
will
> make it go away
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> William R (Bill) Skerrett
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> ICT Organics
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> W: 410-997-5450
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> C: 410-707-2794
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> www.EarthHarvestOrganics.com
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> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com <mailto:compost_tea%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [compost_tea] chloramines
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> Good afternoon everyone,
>
> My water company just sent me a letter stating we have high levels of
> trihalomenthanes. They also stated they are no longer going to use
chlorine
> as a treatment. Now they will be using chloramines. From a little
> research, I believe chloramines stability will not gas off from air
stones.
> Is their anything I can do before a start a tea brew? Also I have a double
> GE smart filter canisters on my water line coming in off the street. One
is
> fiber and one charcoal or carbon. Will that take out the chloramines to
> safely water my organic garden? Thanks all, Migraine
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