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🪨 Zeolite & Health ⚖️ Myths & Facts 🔬 Scientific evidence You may have read somewhere that ‘zeolite powder is carcinogenic’. It’s a perfectly reasonable concern — and the answer lies in just one word: which zeolite. Because dozens of different minerals are grouped under the same name, each behaving completely differently within the body. In this article Where the myth began There is no such thing as ‘one’ zeolite Erionite — the dangerous one clinoptilolite—what the IARC says Zeolite ≠ crystalline silica Institutional recognition of safety Why purity matters Common sense precautions with any powder Frequently asked questions Sources ... Read more

Zeolite and its potential uses in agriculture C. Sangeetha* and P. Baskar1, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India. Received: 10-09-2015 Accepted: 25-02-2016 DOI:10.18805/ar.v0iof.9627 ABSTRACT In many parts of the world food security is being affected due to declining quality and/or quantity of the soil resource base and climate change. In this context, farming with zeolites has drawn attention. Zeolites are natural aluminosilicates present in rocks different part of the world. Use of zeolite has gained a momentum in the recent past owing to multitude of benefits accured from them. Zeolites are useful in agriculture because of their ... Read more

Seyyed Ali Akbar Nakhli 1 Madrid Delkash Email author 1 Babak Ebrazi Bakhshayesh 1 Hossein Kazemian 2,3 1.Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of DelawareNewarkUSA 2.Zeolitic & Nano-Materials LabWestern UniversityLondonCanada 3.College of Science and ManagementUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaPrince GeorgeCanada Application of Zeolites for Sustainable Agriculture: a Review on Water and Nutrient Retention Abstract Developing urbanization, water shortage, watercourse pollution, and demands for more food due to population growth require a more efficient water irrigation and fertilizer application. Retaining nutrients and water in agricultural soils brings about higher crop yields and prevents pollution of water courses. Among different solutions, zeolites, which are environmental friendly, ubiquitous, and inexpensive, have been extensively employed in ... Read more

First place for the team from the 1st Secondary School of Nea Orestiada for a project using natural zeolite The team from the 1st Orestiada Lower Secondary School, comprising 27 pupils, secured their place in the First LEGO League (FLL) final on 2 March in Thessaloniki, by winning first prize for their overall project – which focused on hydrodynamics – at the qualifying rounds held last Sunday in Xanthi, with many school teams taking part. The First LEGO League, is a global robotics competition aimed at children aged 9 to 16, with the aim of helping them discover and develop ... Read more

A lecture by Professor Nikos Lygeros on ‘zeolite: an innovation in agriculture’ in Nikaia, Larissa.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Professor Nikos Lygeros explains the use of natural zeolite in agriculture in an interview on the Cretan radio station Dream FM

Exceptional zeolite-based olive oil – N. Lygeros In the Peloponnese, the harvest has begun for the production of extra virgin green olive oil, which comes from non-irrigated olive trees that have been protected exclusively by zeolite. As a result, these olives are free from both olive fruit flies and olive scale insects. After a three-year period, during which 8 kg of zeolite has been incorporated per root per year, these organic olives meet the criteria for the Ultra Premium category. All the parameters of this zeolite olive oil fall within the limits set by this international regulation, which is constantly ... Read more

Structural and Ion-Exchange Properties of Natural Zeolite Aiymgul M. Akimkhan, Laboratory of Ion Exchange Resins, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Ministry of Education and Science, Kazakhstan Introduction Intensive studies into the properties of natural and synthetic zeolites have been conducted since the mid-1960s and 1970s. Among the various examples of zeolite applications, it suffices to mention the emission and purification of normal paraffin hydrocarbons, catalytic reactions involving hydrocarbons, the extraction of radioactive isotopes, the production of catalyst supports, the release of enzymes and the removal of atmospheric pollutants [1–3]. Researchers’ interest in such aluminosilicates stems from the unique properties ... Read more

Koulympoudi L.1, Chatzissavvidis C.1 and Orfanoudakis M.2 1Laboratory of Pomology, Vegetable Crop Production and Floriculture, Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, 68 200 Orestiada 2Laboratory of Soil Science, Department of Forestry and Management of Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, 68 200 Orestiada Effect of zeolite, effective microorganisms, mycorrhizae and seaweed extract on apple plants irrigated with saline water – Effect of zeolite, effective microorganisms, mycorrhizae and seaweed extract on apple plants irrigated with saline water Summary The problem of high salt concentrations in soil is not confined to coastal areas, but also extends to cultivated ... Read more

In vitro comparison of zeolite (clinoptilolite) and activated carbon as ammonia absorbents in fish farming – In vitro Comparison of Zeolite (Clinoptilolite) and Activated Carbon as Ammonia Absorbants in Fish Culture H. Emadi, J.E. Nezhad and H. Pourbagher Abstract Conditioned activated carbon was compared with zeolite (clinoptilolite) at different salinities, total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) levels and time intervals. The dosages of both materials were the same, i.e. 10 ppt. Different salinities ranging from 0 to 30 ppt were prepared in 24 three-litre plastic buckets. Concentrations of 1, 3 and 5 ppm TAN were added to the buckets. The trend in ... Read more

Gerald C Sharon – University of Minnesota Twin Cities,  Pao K Ku – Michigan State University, E R Miller, M T Yokoyama Abstract Growth, nutrient balance, plasma ammonia levels and urinary p-cresol excretion were evaluated in growing pigs fed diets containing various levels of zeolite A or clinoptilolite. In one growth trial, crossbred pigs averaging 25 kg initial body weight were assigned to diets containing no zeolite, .3% zeolite A or .5% clinoptilolite for a 6-wk growing phase trial. Average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADF) and feed/gain (F/G) were unaffected by supplementation of either zeolite in the diet, but metabolizable energy ... Read more

C. Alexopoulos a,⁎, D.S. Papaioannou a, P. Fortomaris a, C.S. Kyriakis a, A. Tserveni-Goussi a, A. Yannakopoulos a, S.C. Kyriakis b a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Greece b Foundation of Biomedical Research, Academy of Athens, 11 527 Athens, Greece Received 22 August 2006; received in revised form 15 January 2007; accepted 22 January 2007 Abstract The effect of the long-term dietary use of a clinoptilolite-rich tuff (Cp) on certain biochemical and hematological parameters was studied in pigs. Forty-eight healthy piglets (24 females and 24 males) were used in the study, equally allocated in two experimental ... Read more