Re: Re: bleach

Well, actually according to Clorox Corp, properly stored clorox has a 
shelf life of 1 year and will loose about 20% of its effectiveness per 
year. They say it really has little to do with the amount of oxygen 
that gets into the bottle and that sunlight and heat have much more of 
an effect.

I am always generous with my measurements when dosing rhizomes anyway.

Yes a powdered bleach does maintain it strength better (once again 
depending on the storage conditions)

John

On Aug 23, 2004, at 7:26 AM, Jelcy Romberg wrote:

> Keep in mind also that you almost cut off your nose to spite your face
> when you purchase large (gal/4l) quantities of liquid bleach as each
> time you open the bottle more oxygen (and other gasses and moisture
> from the air) enters the solution and begins to dilute it.  By the time
> you are half way thru the bottle, you may well have half the strength
> that you would have had when you first opened it.
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> A dry chorine bleach is more reliable if you want to get serious about
> the amount of chlorine you want in the solution for the rhizomes, or
> any other use for that matter, as the dry chlorine doesn't begin to
> loose chlorine atoms to the air until it mixes with an aqueous liquid.
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> So much for the Chemistry 101 lesson for the day!
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> Jelcy
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