Method for controlling macroinvertebrates
AssigneeBetz Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsLarry A. Lyons, Dwight P. Davis, Paul Swered
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Abstract
A method of controlling the fouling potential of macroinvertebrates, such as mollusks, in aqueous systems which comprises adding to the system an effective controlling amount of a water-soluble alkyl guanidine salt wherein the alkyl group has from about 8 to about 18 carbons.
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A method for controlling the fouling potential of mollusks in an aqueous system of the type prone to such fouling, which comprises adding to said system an effective amount to control said mollusk-based fouling of a water soluble alkyl guanidine salt compound wherein the alkyl group has from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms.
A method for controlling the fouling potential of mollusks in an aqueous system of the type prone to such fouling, said method comprising feeding an effective amount of a water soluble alkyl guanidine salt compound wherein the alkyl group has from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms, for an effective period of time, such that said compound will kill at least a portion of said mollusks for some time after discontinuance of said feed.
A method for controlling the fouling potential of mollusks in an aqueous system of the type prone to such fouling, which comprises adding to said system an effective amount to control said mollusk-based fouling of a water soluble alkyl guanidine salt compound wherein the alkyl group has from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms and said water soluble alkyl guanidine salt is capable of killing at least a portion of said mollusks within a 72-hour period after an initial exposure to said compound of up to about 24 hours.
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