WaterIQ takes aim at algae with 4,400 ultrasound frequencies

WaterIQ Technologies, which focuses on ultrasonic solutions to combat harmful algae and biofilm without the use of chemicals, released its new and advanced Pulsar 4400 and 3400 for large and small water bodies.

Designed for use by golf courses, drinking water utilities, wastewater processing, agriculture, aquaculture, vineyards, HOAs, lakes and ponds, municipal governments, and recreational waters, the updated Pulsar represents the industry’s most advanced ultrasonic products.

The negative impacts of uncontrolled algae and biofilm are becoming more extreme — from threats to health and safety to environmental destruction and regulatory challenges. In addition, algae and biofilm are impacting the safety, economics, and aesthetics of valuable water resources.

Emitting 4,400 frequencies in two-bands, the Pulsar platform stands alone in the industry, targeting green and blue green algae found in freshwater bodies as well as golden algae, and dinoflagellates that cause red tide, found in saltwater bodies with its high precision frequencies. The Pulsar can now impact and disable flagella, present in Prymnesium parvum, commonly known as golden algae, which is frequently responsible for fish-kills and dinoflagellates, such as Karenia brevis, which causes red tide and is found in some of the warmest waters in the country.

“WaterIQ’s efforts toward preventing and destroying algae beyond traditional ultrasonic methods demonstrates what is achievable with high precision ultrasound targeting,” WaterIQ CEO and chairman Lawrence Field said. “Our next-generation Pulsar takes ultrasound to a whole new level, terminating more alga types than ever.”

Chemical-free and safe for fish and plants, the Pulsar 4400 and Pulsar 3400 prevent algae growth by transmitting ultrasonic sound waves that disrupt gas vesicles, flagella, and other cellular mechanisms in the algae, causing them to sink to the bottom and die, without releasing toxins. The disruption of algae cellular structures is critical to the eradication of algae and occurs through Critical Structural Resonance, which causes simple cell structures to resonate. The more frequencies emitted toward an algae cell the more likely it will resonate and be destroyed. The Pulsar also maintains its high performance in the prevention of biofilm.

Ideal for larger bodies of water, the Pulsar 4400 supports 4,400 precise frequencies targeting green, blue-green, golden algae and dinoflagellates such as Karenia brevis which causes red tide. The Pulsar 3400 also ​​​​supports 4,400 frequencies, but with lower transmitted power to better fit smaller bodies of water.