Frank wrote:
On 2/22/2010 9:17 AM, harry wrote:
On Feb 21, 8:49 pm, wrote:
On 2/21/2010 6:43 PM, harry wrote:

Hello,

Is there any difference between that huge, 50-lb bag of white, lime
powder, and the Nutralime pellets of limestone that comes in a
smallish 40lb bag for sprinkling on sewage spill?

Lime is calcium oxide, slaked lime is calcium hydroxide and
limestone is calcium carbonate. Not sure what difference it makes
on sewage but pure lime is the strongest, that is, contains the
highest concentration of alkali.



Hello,

So which one is the "Pure" : the Nutralime pellets, or the big, bag
of white, dusty stuff? I used to be able to purchase bags of pellet
lime (hydrated lime) that were white, but havenot seen them for 30
years . . . they were more expensive than the dusty powder. I wish
they would bring back the pellets of the white (allso "hydrated
lime"), because itis a lot erasier to work with than that dusty mess.

I see Nutralime is calcium carbonate. I've only done my lawn and use
calcium carbonate pellets because they are cheap and not dusty. I
suspect this product is more expensive than usual. Never having used
lime on sewage, I'm not sure if you need the stronger lime or slaked
lime.

I remember someone bringing "hydrated lime" for use in a poop can on a river
trip once, if that helps.