Inert Dust Offers Safe Insect Control Option
Diatomaceous Earth has been growing in popularity through the decades. Especially in the agricultural and horticulture industries as the importance of non chemical solutions grows. Download the article below to discover how inert dusts such as Diatomaceous Earth are being used as a safe form of insect control in stored grain facilities.
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Performed Pilot scale tests on bulk samples in 1978 and concluded that the material was suitable for many Australia filter aid and filler applications.
Government Chemical Laboratory Study
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Diatomaceous Earth, also known as organic shell flower is a non-toxic substance available in large quantities. Numerous advantages of fossil shell flour include it's low cost and availability, its non toxic characteristics, and the fact that through calcining, food grade diatomaceous earth is suitable for human consumption. Also farmers whether commercial, small scale, or communal, can make use of fossil shell flour. The numerous uses of fossil shell flour give room for all types of farmers to explore the various benefits and applications of fossil shell flour.
Fossil Shell Flour potential in parasite control in livestock. Parasitism in small ruminants is a major problem for farmers. By their nature small ruminants, especially sheep, graze close to their own dung, which exposes them to parasitic ova and subsequently
parasite load. For the past two decades’ fossil shell flour (FSF) has been used to naturally de worm animals. The authors of a previous paper clearly demonstrated that a 2% inclusion rate of FSF can be used with positive results in the destruction of internal parasites and worms. In the study, the inclusion of FSF increased the productivity and profit on dairy and beef cattle farms as a viable alternative to synthesized chemical products.
Potential of Fossil Shell Flour as Water Purifier for Livestock Usage. The provision of poor quality drinking water for livestock in semi-arid and arid regions for several
months of the year is very common. These supplies originate from streams, canals, small wells or water holes, which are also used for irrigation. This water is often high in salt and toxic elements such as lead, copper, selenium, mercury, and arsenic. They are hazardous to animal health and may cause physiological upset or render the animal products unsafe or unfit for human consumption, as well as possibly cause the death of the animal. In studies Diatomite that has been modified with
manganese-oxide is an active and good adsorbent for removing heavy metal ions such as, Pb2+, Cu2+,Cd Ni , and Hg. The negative charges on the modified surface is an attribute that enhances adsorption performance. In addition, the enlargement of the surface area is believed to play a vital role in the overall removal process. Therefore, lower loading of Diatomite has a superior performance over
higher loading adsorbents.
For full article, see: Animals (Basel). 2019 Mar; 9(3): 70. Olusegun O. Ikusika, Conference T. Mpendulo, Titus J. Zindove, and Anthony I. Okoh
Fossil Shell Flour in Livestock Production: A Review
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Diatomaceous Earth Research
Hudson Diatomite Project
Conducted by Holmes Reserves, LTD, intensive sampling and testing of the upper three metres of the Badgingarra deposit during 1993-94.
It was determined the multiple layers of the Badgingarra deposit contained distinct varieties of Diatomaceous Earth which showed potential across multiple applications.
Some quick summary findings include, Some of the bulk samples produced favorable results when tested at Australian breweries. It was also concluded that the deposits were suitable as sources for filter aid diatomite and economic potential.
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Performed Pilot scale tests on bulk samples in 1978 and concluded that the material was suitable for many Australia filter aid and filler applications.
Government Chemical Laboratory Study
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Through extensive testing on WA Diatomite samples, during 1973-79, concluded that material from the Badgingarra deposit was excellent quality for their plant process and was superior in grade to most other regional occurrences for applications, such as beer and wine filtering.
Kieselguhr De Mexico, S.a. Investigation
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In 1986 the AUS branch of the french mineral producer COGEMA investigated the Badginarra deposit and evaluated it is the most promising Diatomite occurrence in western Australia