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The Use of Chlorine Dioxide to Control Biofouling in an Organic Beef Farm Water System

The Use of Chlorine Dioxide to Control Biofouling in an Organic Beef Farm Water System

THE USE OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE TO CONTROL BIOFOULING IN AN ORGANIC BEEF FARM WATER SYSTEM Dean Gregory, PhD (CDG Environmental, LLC) Keith McCall (CDG Environmental, LLC) Stan Rogers (IBA Dairy Depot) INTRODUCTION An organic beef farm in northern Colorado was experiencing excessive biofilm growth on the 20- ?m filters through which its cattle drinking water is pumped. The source is groundwater, pumped from a 70-foot well into a 2,000-gallo

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