What are the Uses for Copper (II) Sulfate hydrate?
Major uses of Copper Sulfate in Agriculture: -Preparation of Bordeaux and Burgundy mixtures for use as fungicides -Manufacture of other copper fungicides such as copper-lime dust, tribasic copper sulphate, copper carbonate and cuprous oxide -Manufacture of insecticides such as copper arsenite and Paris green -Control of fungus diseases -Correction of copper deficiency in soils -Correction of copper deficiency in animals -Growth stimulant for fattening pigs and broiler chickens -Molluscicide for the destruction of slugs and snails, particularly the snail host of the liver fluke Other uses in Agriculture: -Seed dressing -Soil steriliser, e.g. Cheshunt compound (a mixture of copper sulphate and ammonium carbonate) to prevent “damping-off” disease of tomato, etc. -Control and prevention of foot rot in sheep and cattle -Bacteriastat for addition to sheep dips -Disinfectant in prevention of the spread of swine erysepelas and white scours in calves -Control of scum in farm ponds -Plant nutrie
