Posts by ECO2MIX Team
The ECO2MIX team brings expertise in water treatment, irrigation design, soil health, and field service from operations across California, the Central Coast, and Florida.
High Bicarbonate Irrigation Water on Golf Courses
High bicarbonate irrigation water raises soil pH, ties up calcium and builds scale on turf. How to read your water report, and the water pH control options that manage it.
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Nanobubbles vs Carbonic Acid for Turf
Nanobubbles add oxygen and support soil biology. Dissolved CO₂ forms carbonic acid and controls pH and bicarbonates. What each does on a golf course, and when to use which.
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What Causes Black Layer on Golf Greens, and How Water Quality Plays In
Black layer forms when greens lose oxygen and sulfur-reducing bacteria take over. The causes, a quick field check, how it differs from black algae, and how bicarbonates and high pH water add to it.
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Carbonated Irrigation in a Tempranillo Vineyard: What the Research Shows
ECO2MIX summarizes a peer-reviewed study on carbonated irrigation water in a Tempranillo grapevine vineyard — covering nutrient absorption, yield improvements, and what it means for inline carbonic acid pH control.
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The Secret Ingredient Behind Your Strawberries
A Human Element short film on a California strawberry farm that treats high pH well water with ECO2MIX carbonic acid, and why Waldo Moraga compares it to rain.
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BeCrop Case Study: Results from Two Years of Strawberry Carbonic Acid Application
Over the past two years, we've partnered with Biome Makers to study the co-benefits of carbonic acid-treated water on strawberries. This case study highlights the positive changes we've observed.
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Carbonic Acid Equilibrium: How pH Shifts CO2, Bicarbonate and Carbonate
How water pH sets the share of carbonic acid, bicarbonate and carbonate in fresh water, with Saruhashi’s 1955 molar fraction table from pH 6.0 to 8.0.
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