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Biological Chemistry

Evonik’s H2O2 to fight salmon lice

by Melody M. Bomgardner
February 12, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 7

Salmon swimming in a salmon farm.
Credit: Evonik
Evonik’s hydrogen peroxide treatment fights salmon lice.

Specialty chemical firm Evonik Industries has received approval to market a hydrogen peroxide product, called Asperix Vet, to salmon farmers in the U.K., Norway, and Ireland to control lice. The parasites attach themselves to salmon and live off blood, skin, and the mucus coating that protects the fish from infections. Evonik stresses that hydrogen peroxide is both effective and environmentally benign; fish can be harvested directly after treatment.

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