Diatomaceous earth for animals, 1 kg

Characteristics

• It is a natural raw material that helps reduce the occurrence of parasites. Excellent, for example, for fighting bumblebees in the chicken coop.
• Diatomaceous earth is an unconsolidated (loose) rock that is mostly formed by opal shells of diatoms (single-celled algae), according to which it is also referred to as diatom soil.
• Another name used is diatomite, which includes rocks composed of diatoms (diatom shells) of varying degrees of solidification. The loose ones are called diatomaceous earth (diatomaceous earth).
• Diatomaceous earth is a non-toxic, safe natural substance that is composed of crushed fossils from freshwater organisms and marine life.
• It is crushed into a fine powder and if you put diatomaceous earth under a microscope you can observe small particles of these ground shells. It is precisely these microscopically sharp edges that affect the parasites, which are destroyed by their sharp edge and the parasite dies.

Chemical analysis of diatomaceous earth

• SiO2 68%, Al2O3 9%, Fe2O3 6%, MgO 1%, CaO 1%, K2O + Na2O 2%

Typical physical properties

• Moisture 8.3%, Water Absorption 90.9%, Oil Absorption (30 min) 58.0%