Green Shock uses an environmentally friendly approach to well maintenance! We break away from conventional chlorine treatments to bring you something ground breaking.
Introducing Hypochlorous Acid. Don't let the name fool you. It may not sound environmentally friendly but let's let the facts speak for themselves!
There are many options out there for treating water. From bleach and chlorine, to bromochlorodimethyl hydantoin and Sodium hypochlorite. While each treatment has unique advantages, they also carry unique disadvantages. Hyperchlorous Acid, or HOCl is found to have the advantages of other biocidal alternates, without their disadvantages.
HOCl is being found to bring a significant, new standard of safety to well owners by being able to completely eliminate pathogens from water, while also eliminating scale from every faucet, every piece of water-using equipment and every other plumbing outlet.
Tests show that not only is HOCl a sanitizer, and disinfectant, it is also a sporicidal (eliminates bacterial spores and biofilm). HOCl also prevents the formation of insoluble calcium and magnesium salts such as carbonates and chlorides. This conditioning effect of water is found to be similar, in some ways superior, to other conditioning systems like filtering and reverse osmosis, which wastes large quantities of water and still allows a passage of percentage of minerals.
FDA certified lab testing proved HOCl is non-hazardous, non-irritating to the skin, eyes, nor the environment. HOCl is rated safe for transportation and storage and does not require containment or ventilation. The only place HOCl should not be stored is in direct sun as it will break down the components making the treatment ineffective.
Because HOCl is safe and tasteless, the water can be consumed and used without disruption, or the slightest notice, of the home patrons.
Hand washing in sinks supplying treated water will result in greater eradication of bacteria on the hands and, subsequently, fewer cases of cross contamination and nosocomial infection.
Source: An Overview of Hypochlorous Acid
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