Does the Sterling Water Conditioner eliminate the use of gypsum, wetting agents, and pesticides?
Gypsum (CaSO4) is used to help in the treatment of hardness. We have found that gypsum should still be added, but you should be able to reduce the amount per acre or square foot. Wetting agents, such as polyphosphates and surfactants, are chemicals used to sequester (i.e reduce surface tension between water droplets and the leaf) the impurities in water and keep water droplets from “adhering” to plant leaves. Zeta Potential does exactly the same thing, it acts as a sequestering agent. But, instead of using chemicals to coat the impurities, the Sterling Water Conditioner uses electrons to “coat” the impurities. As we stated above, if Zeta Potential does have an adverse effect on microbial growth, then it appears that the amount of pesticides used may be reduced.
