Glutaraldehyde as a microbiological slime inhibitor in micro-irrigation systems

摘要

A method of preventing the formation of microbiological deposits in the water delivery systems of micro-irrigation systems which have in addition to water delivery systems, a water filtration system, a pump and a water distribution system. This method comprises cleaning the micro-irrigation system to remove existing microbiological deposits thereby providing a clean distribution and delivery system, and then continuously treating the water fed to the delivery system with a few ppm of glutaraldehyde to maintain cleanliness. The invention is particularly effective in controlling microbiological deposits which are either slimes or algae or mixtures thereof.