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    Diatomaceous earth (/ˌdaɪ.ətəˈmeɪʃəs/ DY-ə-tə-MAY-shəs), diatomite (/daɪˈætəmaɪt/ dy-AT-ə-myte), celite or kieselgur/kieselguhr is a naturally occurring...
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    bugs had intensive, prolonged contact with diatomaceous earth and no access to a host, diatomaceous earth performed very well. Silica gel, on the other...
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    untravelled ground. Diatomaceous earth Kaolinite Medicinal clay Sepiolite Hosterman, John W.; Sam H. Patterson (1992). "Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Resources of...
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    being replaced by the pressure-fed type filter. Some filters use diatomaceous earth to help filter out contaminants. Commonly referred to as 'D.E.' filters...
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  • Diatomaceous earth (DE) filtration is a special filtration process that removes particles from liquids as it passes through a layer of fossilized remains...
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    A Berkefeld filter is a water filter made of diatomaceous earth (Kieselguhr). It was invented in Germany in 1891, and by 1922 was being marketed in the...
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    used in studies of water quality. Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) is a collection of diatom shells found in the Earth's crust. They are soft, silica-containing...
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    as a cautionary eye irritant and one of several adsorbents such as diatomaceous earth. The product is notorious for its use by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust...
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  • needed] In most areas, cartridge filters are less expensive than diatomaceous earth filters, but cost more than sand filters.[citation needed] Moreover...
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    replacement to diatomaceous earth filters. Perlite is an excellent filtration aid and is used extensively as an alternative to diatomaceous earth. The popularity...
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    lime, dolomite, certain types of soil, and diatomaceous earth or Kieselguhr. Of these, diatomaceous earth in particular has seen a revival as a non-toxic...
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    desensitizing agents, which makes it less likely to blow up. Clay (diatomaceous earth) is an example of such an agent, forming dynamite, a much more easily...
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  • preliminary study's applicability to other circumstances is unclear. Diatomaceous earth can also be used as a home flea treatment in lieu of acetylcholinesterase...
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    cement, coal, and sawdust, but was unsuccessful. Finally, he tried diatomaceous earth, which is fossilized algae, that he brought from the Elbe River near...
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    behaviors can also be controlled. When exposed to sublethal levels of diatomaceous earth (DE), the number of eggs produced decreases, but the rate of cannibalism...
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  • aquatic animals. L layers include coprogenous earth or sedimentary peat (mostly organic), diatomaceous earth (mostly siliceous), and marl (mostly calcareous)...
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    storage areas, food grade diatomaceous earth can be useful sprinkled in corners or even mixed into bird seed (diatomaceous earth is edible, but inhaling...
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    dead diatoms are a major constituent of deep ocean sediment, and of diatomaceous earth.[citation needed] A silicate mineral is generally an inorganic compound...
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  • and the alkali metal silicates. Talc, a natural magnesium silicate Diatomaceous earth, a natural silicon-based filter material Ralph K. Iler, The Chemistry...
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    beekeepers against the parasitic varroa mite. Organophosphate miticides Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites by disrupting their cuticles, which dries out...
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  • expensive table salt include calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. Diatomaceous earth, mostly consisting of silicon dioxide (SiO2), may also be used as...
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    systems, pressure filters and granular activated carbon (GAC) filters. Diatomaceous earth filters are backwashed according to the proprietary arrangement of...
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    Chromated copper arsenate Copper(II) arsenate Copper(I) cyanide Cryolite Diatomaceous earth Lead hydrogen arsenate Paris Green Scheele's Green Insect growth regulators...
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    missions in 1833, and La Purisima Mission fell into ruins. In 1893, a diatomaceous earth mine, formerly owned by Johns Manville, World Mineral, and Celite...
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    tenebrionis Nuclear Polyhedrosis virus Granulovirus Lecanicillium lecanii Diatomaceous earth Borax Boric Acid Fogger Index of pesticide articles Insecticide Resistance...
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    more beer before needing to be regenerated. Common media include diatomaceous earth (kieselguhr) and perlite. Though all filtering is done cold, the term...
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    shichirin are produced from rigid blocks of diatomaceous earth mined from deposits. These blocks of earth were then carved by hand or turned by machine...
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    form of sheets or "candles", or they may be a fine powder such as diatomaceous earth (also called kieselguhr), which is added to the beer to form a filtration...
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    of the aquatic environment. This remnant material is diatomite or "diatomaceous earth", and is used commercially as filters, mineral fillers, mechanical...
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    non-toxic methods of controlling sciarids and their larvae, including diatomaceous earth, powdered cinnamon, or by placing smells they dislike around the plant...
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