{"product_id":"sweet-pdz-horse-stall-refresher-40-lb","title":"Sweet PDZ Horse Stall Refresher, 40 lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eSweet PDZ Horse Stall Refresher is an all-natural zeolite mineral that captures, neutralizes and eliminates harmful levels of ammonia and odors in horse stalls, barns, coops and small-animal habitats. Instead of covering odor with a scent, it traps the ammonia given off by urine and waste at the source — keeping the air in the stall fresher and the footing drier for horse and handler alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in two particle sizes, both 40 lb. \u003cstrong\u003eGranular\u003c\/strong\u003e is gritty, larger and essentially dust-free, for hassle-free application in the stall, easy clean-out over larger areas, and use in litter boxes and small-animal habitats. \u003cstrong\u003eClassic Powder\u003c\/strong\u003e, the original 1983 product, has a smaller particle that spreads easily over problem areas and absorbs ammonia quickly — the one to reach for when a specific wet spot is the trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Sweet PDZ Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet PDZ is a mineral called zeolite — specifically clinoptilolite, a naturally occurring mineral formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago. Two properties do the work. The first is \u003cstrong\u003eadsorption\u003c\/strong\u003e: ammonia gas molecules stick to the surface of the Sweet PDZ granule and are held there. When the granules later dry out, that ammonia is released as nitrogen, a beneficial nutrient for gardens, compost and soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second is \u003cstrong\u003ecation exchange capacity\u003c\/strong\u003e. A sodium or potassium cation in the zeolite hydrolyzes and swaps places with ammonium, which then becomes part of the granule. This exchange works because Sweet PDZ granules are always holding some water inside their crystalline structure — which is also why moisture does not reduce their effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSweet PDZ Is Not Lime\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarn lime is calcium carbonate; it has neither of those mineral functions, so at best it covers an ammonia odor rather than chemically changing it. Hydrated lime is caustic and hazardous to handle or breathe. Sweet PDZ is neither — it is a pH-neutral zeolite that is safe for people, pets and the planet, and it neutralizes odor instead of masking it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Full-Circle Green-Earth Mineral\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet PDZ is non-toxic, organic, recyclable and compostable. It is borrowed from the earth to capture noxious odors, and it can be returned to the earth as a beneficial soil conditioner in compost and gardens, where it holds and slowly releases ammonium nitrogen, potassium, magnesium and trace elements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sweet PDZ","offers":[{"title":"Granular","offer_id":47331553935590,"sku":"AT1BNW","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Powder","offer_id":47331553870054,"sku":"AT1BNV","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/6382\/0262\/files\/667696.jpg?v=1770731050","url":"https:\/\/hatchetfarm.com\/products\/sweet-pdz-horse-stall-refresher-40-lb","provider":"Hatchet Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}