[beachnet] sewage spill on a beach: CupriDyne Treatments

Kim,

The short answer is that the copper component is either filtered from the
free iodine before delivery of free iodine, or physically removed by
flocculation of our CupriDyne-SAP (superabsorbent) media.

No copper remains, and even if it remains as a trace, it is insoluble
cuprous iodide.

Two strategies:

1..CupriDyne-SAP is cast over a spill, and as it swells, it takes up 400
times its weight of water, and water-bourne contaminants.  The floc is
intended to be physically removed.

2..Free iodine in water, generated by our chemical or electrolysis
machinery, is then sprayed over the affected area, or better yet, as routine
maintenance.

The net result is that only iodine (viz: "iodine rain") has been utilized at
extremely small dosages.

In our theory, as presented to EPA in Niagara Falls with overall acceptance
by them, we are concentrating iodine rain to a level roughly consistent to
the levels already existing in coastal soils, but selectively using only
oxidative iodine, so that the soil is treated with a
disinfecting/normalizing species/agent.  Within seconds, the oxidative
iodine resumes its normal iodide/iodate character as measured naturally in
the soil and sand.

Our contractors can do this for roughly $2500 per acre on the West Coast,
and we have yet to locate on the East.

The point is, that there is a perfectly natural means to restore the
affected areas without using bleach.  It is ready for market at any time
now.

I have copied Dr Roger Fujioka with this correspondence because he has tried
before to contact you directly from U of Hawaii.

Let me know if we can help.

Ken Code

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Kim Ward <kward at waterboards.ca.gov> wrote:

>  Hello Ken,
>
> What is the general chemical composition of CupriDyne? From its name, it
> appears to contain copper. USEPA has developed water quality criteria due
> to copper's broad-spectrum toxicity to a variety of aquatic/marine species:
> http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/copper/
>
> Also, is it registered for the types of applications suggested below under
> FIFRA as a pesticide/biocidal agent by USEPA?
>
> Thanks in Advance,
>
> Kim Ward
> State Water Resources Control Board
>
> >>> Ken Code <* ken.code at biolargo.com* > 7/17/2009 3:33:09 PM >>>
> Eric,
>
> We are the sponsors of the UCLA beach-sand remediation experiment done by
> Jenny Jay, and showcased by her at the EPA conference in Niagara Falls. Dr.
> Roger Fujioka is repeating these trials on carbonate sands in Hawaii, and
> both experiments are delivering 3-5log10 reduction of total bacteria counts
> in minutes by using low dose CupriDyne (free iodine), without regrowth.
> This approach also immediately eliminates foul odors as well. and we are
> marketing this aspect into animal barns, as an example.
>
> Our Iodine is GRAS by FDA between 20-80 ppm, and is considered natural,
> since oxidative and non-oxidative forms of iodine precipitate from marine
> rains, and accumulate to levels around 50-60 ppm in the US and Canada at
> the
> coast and near environs.
>
> It sounds like you have about an acre of beach involved, so we recommend
> CupriDyne be mixed into an inch-acre of water (27000 gallons total) and be
> applied in a single "rain" at 60 ppm (a single flood or bolus).
>
> If this is of interest to you, since I am in Canada, I am copying my US
> office in Irvine, CA with this memo, and we will be happy to send you what
> you need at a wholesale cost.
>
> Please contact Dennis Calvert at 949-235-8062.
>
> I will supply written instructions if you decide to go ahead, and tell me
> the volumes of flood water you will prepare at a time.
>
> Happy to help.
>
> Ken Code
>
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Eric J Wiegert <*
> ejw05 at health.state.ny.us* >wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > We are reacting to a sewage spill of roughly 10,000 gallons that flowed
> > directly across a freshwater bathing beach here in New York State. The
> spill
> > was roughly 50 feet wide and flowed across 15 feet of beachfront into the
> > lake. We have regulatory authority to prohibit access at our beaches, so
> the
> > public was immediately protected. Several other beaches on the lake were
> > also closed preemptively until the impact of the spill was characterized.
> > The incident occurred nearly 2 weeks ago and the beach remains closed.
> The
> > majority of the sand that was directly contaminated was replaced and the
> > beach has been raked and dried repeatedly. E. coli levels in the swim
> areas
> > have greatly subsided since the event, even after agitating sediments in
> the
> > swim area. However, multiple samples from the water/sand interface are
> still
> > exceeding standards. Does anyone have any experience with or thoughts
> about
> > remediation efforts with approaches different than sand
> removal/replacement
> > or chlorination as has been done at larger publicized spills?
> >
> > Any responses are much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > Eric J. Wiegert
> > New York State Department of Health
> > Bureau of Community Environmental Health
> > and Food Protection
> > Room 515
> > 547 River Street
> > Troy, NY 12180
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BioLargo, Inc.
Edmonton, AB Canada
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