From: Robert Norsen <bnbrew_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 15:49:35 -0700 (PDT)
Chuck - I was told by someone - that a limited amount of compost would use all the chlorine and that after that the O3 or O1 whichever it is that makes Chlorine so effective would be used up. Do you or anyone on the list know of anyting that could be added to water to "use up" the chlorine and leave an acceptable residue?
I'm thinking that molasses or kelp or humic acid or some other organic - cheap organic substance might be added chlorinated water, use up the chlorine or even chloromine and produce a resulting product that would be harmless or beneficial in the ACT Bob
Chuck Lund <north32nd_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
Thank you all for your knowledgeable, thoughtful, and timely replies to my chlorine question. I'm using rain water for my tea but am still dealing with yard and garden watering concerns. Even after using relatively fine mist sprinklers, total chlorine is still present at five feet from the sprinkler head.
I've stored tap water in 60 gallon open containers and am able to reduce the chlorine significantly but like Doctor Ingham said, it takes hours of aeration to get rid of it completely (I still haven't determined just how many hours, but will).