05-18-2007, 06:29 PM
[center][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Here is some information re Copper Sulfate CuSO4.[/size][/green][/font][/center] TRADE OR OTHER NAMES
Basic copper sulfate: BSC Copper Fungicide; CP Basic Sulfate; Tri- Basic Copper Sulfate. Pentahydrate form: bluestone, blue vitriol, Salzburg vitriol, Roman vitriol, and blue copperas. Bordeaux Mixture is a combination of hydrated lime and copper sulfate. REGULATORY STATUS
Copper sulfate is classified as a general use material by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The warning signal "DANGER" must appear on the labels of all copper sulfate end-products containing 99% active ingredient in crystalline form. INTRODUCTION
Copper sulfate is a fungicide used to control bacterial and fungal diseases of fruit, vegetable, nut and field crops. Some of the diseases that are controlled by this fungicide include mildew, leaf spots, blights and apple scab. It is used in combination with lime and water as a protective fungicide, referred to as Bordeaux mixture, for leaf application and seed treatment. It is also used as an algaecide, an herbicide in irrigation and municipal water treatment systems, and as a molluscicide, a material used to repel and kill slugs and snails. Copper sulfate is a naturally-occurring inorganic salt and copper is an essential trace element in plant and animal nutrition. It is available in the following formulations: dusts, wettable powders, and fluid concentrates.
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Basic copper sulfate: BSC Copper Fungicide; CP Basic Sulfate; Tri- Basic Copper Sulfate. Pentahydrate form: bluestone, blue vitriol, Salzburg vitriol, Roman vitriol, and blue copperas. Bordeaux Mixture is a combination of hydrated lime and copper sulfate. REGULATORY STATUS
Copper sulfate is classified as a general use material by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The warning signal "DANGER" must appear on the labels of all copper sulfate end-products containing 99% active ingredient in crystalline form. INTRODUCTION
Copper sulfate is a fungicide used to control bacterial and fungal diseases of fruit, vegetable, nut and field crops. Some of the diseases that are controlled by this fungicide include mildew, leaf spots, blights and apple scab. It is used in combination with lime and water as a protective fungicide, referred to as Bordeaux mixture, for leaf application and seed treatment. It is also used as an algaecide, an herbicide in irrigation and municipal water treatment systems, and as a molluscicide, a material used to repel and kill slugs and snails. Copper sulfate is a naturally-occurring inorganic salt and copper is an essential trace element in plant and animal nutrition. It is available in the following formulations: dusts, wettable powders, and fluid concentrates.
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