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Use of Copper in Marine Aquaculture and Aquarium Systems

Roy P. E. Yanong

Release Date: 3/6/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

FA165 discusses the use of “bluestone” or “blue copperas” copper sulfate — basic copper chemistry, chelated copper, toxicity to target and non-target organisms, determining dose, reaching and maintaining desired concentrations, and removing copper from the system. Includes references.

About this Publication

This document is FA165, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2010. Revised February 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Roy P. E. Yanong, associate professor and Extension veterinarian; School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, UF/IFAS Extension, Ruskin, FL 33570.

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professor and Extension veterinarian, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

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