August 1999 Alken-Murray Corporation Newsletter

NEWSLETTER

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Vol. 3: Issue No. 8

August 1999

General

Our Pink Elephant Was Found!

The first person to find our errant pink elephant was John Wardlow from California, who selected Alken Enz-Odor, Original to handle a skunk problem. Who will be NEXT? Find the hidden picture with a pink elephant in an odd setting and e-mail us from that page to collect a 10% discount on your next purchase. Clues in previous newsletters.

We just won the Cyber Platinum Award for our Website

This is what they said in their award letter: "Thank you for submitting your site. we have finished our review and are very happy to inform you that your site is a WINNER. Congratulations. We think your site is well designed and has excellent content." We appreciate this Level 4.0 award (out of a rating of 5) and have proudly added it to our awards page (link from index page).

We just won the Bronze Helpware Award for the Helpfulness of Our Website

You may notice some changes on our website. These are in response to the suggestions of the Internet Brothers Helpware reviewer's comments. We hope you like the changes. This award is a level 4.5 award.

The EPA Banned Two Organo-Phosphate Pesticides on 7/30/99

According to Chem-News http://chemnews.cambridgesoft.com/ , The EPA banned the use of two widely used organo-phosphate pesticides, citing concerns about potential damage to the nervous system. The serious dangers of organo-phosphate pollution have incited us to again request that those few chemical water treatment clients still purchasing phosphate water treatment, consider switching to safer molybdate formulas.

Alken Clear-Flo® Technical Updates

A European Union Council Is Concerned About Antibiotic Resistance

Chem-News http://chemnews.cambridgesoft.com/ reports that a European union council has identified antibiotic resistance as a major potential threat and are mobilizing strategies to counter this problem. Alken-Murray is always careful to utilize only strains that ARE susceptible to commonly available antibiotics, to avoid any such safety issues. Our antibiotic resistance testing data is posted on our site at http://www.alken-murray.com/antibio.html

Anaerobic Article Now On-Line

See our explanation of anaerobic waste treatment at http://www.alken-murray.com/anaerobic-biotreat.html

Whatever Happened to Alken Enz-Odor® 3?

Although not posted on our website, this product is alive and well. Despite the application limitation imposed by its carbon dioxide gassing problem, this product still has special applications where amines, mercaptans and sulfide gases need to be bound more rapidly than they can be broken down by bacteria. Available in 5 gallon pails with vented caps - ONLY. Additional information available on request.

Confusion between "Semi" and "Bi"

Your redhead, and currently red-faced, editor would like to draw your attention to a small change in the dosage charts of Enz-Odor 2 and CF 4100. The dosage for septic tanks was supposed to be "every other month" and I thought the correct term was "semi-monthly", but I have been corrected and told that the correct term is "bi-monthly". Since others may make the same mistake, we have changed the chart to say "every 2 months". Thank you for your patience.

Carbon, Phosphorus and Nitrogen Cycle Charts Posted

Ken's popular charts are now posted. Click on the names for link: Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus.

See competitor comparisons below Even-Flo updates.

Alken Even-Flo® Technical Updates

Chem-News Reports that Government Panel Recommends Removing MTBE from Gasoline

Since studies have indicated that this emission-reducing additive can seriously pollute water tables when spilled or when storage tanks leak, a government panel has recommended removal of this additive from gasoline. It is estimated that millions of gallons of this difficult to degrade substance are spilled annually, The same issue of Chem-News http://chemnews.cambridgesoft.com/ tells that the Senate has authorized $300 million for research on new ways to make ethanol from crops, grass and trees, since ethanol could replace MTBE as a gasoline additive, without the harmful side-effects of MTBE. Alken-Murray has never marketed MTBE or any other additive with harmful environmental effects.

Alken Clear-Flo® Competitor Comparisons

Comparison of Liquid Drain Products - ABC vs Alken-Murray

Product	Total Count	Type	Color	Odor	pH	Gram Status	Freezing Point	Storage Stability
ABC Liquid Alive	100 million CFU/ml	Aerobic & Anaerobic	brown	slight	?	Positive		1 year at 70 deg.F
ABC Spec. Formula II	100 million CFU/ml	Aerobic & Anaerobic	green	citrus	6.8	Positive	25 deg F	1 year at 70 deg. F
Enz-Odor 2	200 million CFU/ml	Facultative anaerobes	turbid tan	musty or herbal	7.0 - 7.8	Positive	29 deg. F	2 years at 70 deg. F
CF 4100	50 million CFU/ml	Facultative anaerobes	blue-green	pungent pine	5.0 - 9.0	Positive & Negative	32 deg. F	2 years at 70 deg.F
CF 4103	100 million CFU/ml	Facultative anaerobes	Off-white	pungent	5.5-9.0	Positive & Negative	32 deg. F	6 months

Dosage Comparisons:

Product	Lift Station	Kitchen & Laundry Sinks & Drains	Toilets & restroom drains	Septic Systems (2,000 gal tank)	Grease Traps
ABC Liquid Alive	?	4 - 6 oz every other day	2 oz per week	2 - 4 quarts initial. Maintain w. pint a week	1 quart initial, then 1 pint a week
ABC Special Formula II	?	2 oz diluted in 6 oz warm water, let sit for 6 hours to unclog drain	?	?	?
Enz-Odor 2	1 - 2 pints per 25,000 gal. flow daily	2 - 10 oz weekly	2 oz per week	1 cup every 2 months	2 cups twice a week
CF 4100	2 - 3 gal per 25,000 gal. flow daily	2 oz per inch of drain diameter weekly	2 oz per inch of drain diameter weekly	1 cup every 2 months	2 cups twice a week
CF 4103	2 - 3 quarts per 25,000 gal. flow daily	1 oz per inch of drain diameter weekly, if surfactant is not desired	1 oz per inch of drain diameter weekly if surfactant is not desired	½ cup a month. Use where surfactant is not desired, and odor is not an issue.	1 cup twice a week, if surfactant is not desired

Plant Health Care, Inc's Pond Saver™

Initial Application

Product	Total Count	Number Bacterial Strains	pH Range	Temp. Range	Initial Dose for 1 acre-ft	Initial Dose for 9.2 acre-ft	Initial Dose for 70 acre-ft
Pond Saver	4 billion CFU/g	17	5 - 8.5	50 deg. F plus	3 lb	27.6 lbs	210 lbs.
CF 1200	500 million CFU/ml*	16**	6.5 - 9	49 deg. F plus	2/3 gal.	6 gal.	46 gal.
CF 1000-1001 blend	4 billion CFU/g	13	5.9 - 9	42 deg. F plus	3 oz.	1.25 lb	9 lb
CF 7000	3 billion CFU/g	7	5.5 - 9	50 deg.F plus	4 oz.	1.5 lb	11.5 lb

* count for liquid product only - free supplement adds 36 million CFU/ml of product applied.

** There are 9 strains in the liquid portion of product, and 7 extra strains in the dry supplement

When cost enters the picture with this product, the situation gets quite dramatic:

For a 1 acre-ft pond, Pond Saver costs three times as much as CF 1200; 13 times as much as the CF 1000-1001 blend; and 16 times as much as CF 7000

For the 9.2 acre-ft pond: Pond Saver costs three times as much as CF 1200; 19 times as much as the CF 1000-1001 blend; and 24 times as much as CF 7000.

For the 70 acre-ft pond - Pond Saver costs three times as much as CF 1200, 20 times as much as the CF 1000-1001 blend; and 25 times as much as the CF 7000 blend

For any of the sizes, Pond Saver uses an additional 66% (5 lb. per acre-ft) of the prescription, if the temperature is below 50 deg. F. CF 1000-1001 blend doubles the dose when applied below 46 deg. F.

Maintenance Doses

Product	Dose for 9.2 acre-ft/week	Cost Compare	Dose for 70 acre-ft	Cost Compare
Pond Saver	2.3 lb	xxxxx	17.5 lb	xxxx
CF 1200	1.5 gal	CF 1200 is $1.40 less than PS	11 ga	CF 1200 cost 6% less than PS
CF 1001-1000 blend	5 oz	CF blend costs 1/6 Pond Saver	2 lb	CF blend costs 1/7 Pond Saver
CF 7000	6 oz	CF 7000 costs 1/8 Pond Saver	3 lb	CF 7000 costs 1/8 *Pond Saver*

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