ECA Systems – Food Grade Certified
Biofilm Prevention & Control
Biofilm is a growing concern in the greenhouse industry. This self-generating bacterial film attaches itself to the inside of pipes, sprinklers, drippers, nozzles, sieves, valves, and storage tanks in the greenhouse watering system.
Drain heaters and Ultraviolet (UV) units do not affect biofilm because neither system has a long-term effect on the water system. The concerns about biofilm growth and its negative effects on plant production can be successfully eliminated using our plant-safe potassium chloride-based ECA Injection System.
Using an ECA Injection System
The ECA Injection System creates controlled electrochemically activated water. ECA water contains free active chlorine as potassium-hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid. ECA water is a highly effective free chlorine oxidant that reacts with and eliminates all kinds of microorganisms.
The free-active chlorine in ECA water combats biofilm and pathogens by oxidizing all organic compounds in irrigation water. Microorganisms will no longer attach themselves to clean water pipes.
An ECA Injection System supplies a safe and controlled dosage of ECA Water to crops—the free active chlorine components from the electrolyzed potassium chloride return potassium as fertilizer and will contribute to healthy plant growth.
ECA Systems Applications
- Prevention of biofilm in irrigation systems
- Control and prevention of bacteria, root, and fungal diseases
- Improvement of water quality in water recycling systems
- Post-harvest treatment of cut flowers
- Can be used at a different concentration to wash down growing areas
ECA Systems Advantages
- Food grade certified
- Eliminates biofilm
- Safe, effective, and economical
- Raw materials are harmless and easily available
- Pure disinfection and cleaning agent
- Harmless to the environment, oxidative activity reverts to water
- Eliminates the need for specialty storage of dangerous chemical alternatives
- Short activation time (0.3 – 10 seconds)
- ECA Solution creates a strong oxidizer and free chlorine solution that deactivates micro-organisms
- The addition of ECA Solution to irrigation water cleans irrigation systems, resulting in more healthy plants
- The growth of slime, algae, fungus, and plant pathogens is prevented in water systems by mixing a low quantity of ECA solution with irrigation water
