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Vita-D-Chlor™ vs Other Dechlorination Chemicals

Vita-D-Chlor™

    PRO

    • Meets the dechlorination requirements of the EPA’s Clean Water Act
    • Effectively dechlorinates
    • Environmentally safe
    • Contains a nutrient which is essential for the healthy development of fish
    • Safe to handle
    • Meets pharmaceutical standards for purity
    • 100% organic
    • Easy dissolving granular for solution induction
    • Available in a pH neutral form (Vita-D-Chlor, Neutral has a neutral pH of 7.8)
    • Available in 2 5/8'' tablets
    • Packaged in durable, air- and moisture-tight resealable buckets

    CON

    • More expensive than sulfur-based compounds
    • Mildly acidic (but also available in a pH neutral form)
    • Hard to keep the fishermen away from regularly treated areas (True, but not really a CON)


Sulfur-based chemicals (sodium sulfite, sodium sulfate, sodium meta-bisulfite, sodium thiosulfate, calcium thiosulfate, and sulfur dioxide gas – to name a few)

    PRO

    • Inexpensive
    • Effective


    CON

    • Known toxin for fish and humans
    • Rapidly removes oxygen from water
    • Hazardous to people with sulfate allergies
    • Requires consistent monitoring to prevent overuse
    • Mildly basic
    • Tablets may include inorganic, insoluble chemicals