About Wallace McGregor
Owner & President of STEELHEAD SPECIALY MINERALS.

Mr. McGregor is the owner and president of Steelhead Specialty Minerals, Inc. Under Mr. McGregor’s leadership since 1988 Steelhead Specialty Minerals has risen to a leadership role in developing applications for zeolites in industrial, agriculture, aquaculture, waste water, odor control and nuclear fields. Steelhead develops, produces and markets natural zeolites in the United States, Canada
and Europe.

Steelhead, during the late ‘80’s and early ’90’s, developed and marketed Sweet PDZ. This nationally recognized brand with significant distribution networks across the country is the leader in ammonia, odor control and bedding extension for stalled animals. This product has found a niche in the animal health and husbandry category.  Steelhead is also the United States distributor of Broste’s Viscolite, a slurry additive,  and Feed-add S, both utilize Steelhead zeolites in their ingredients. Mr. McGregor and Steelhead were also instrumental in the design and development of ZeoPrep, a drinking water filter, distributed by Charger for home and industrial use.
 
In collaboration with Duke Power, a nuclear power utility in the Southeast United States, and associate Chester Fisher,  Mr. McGregor helped develop a filter media for the removal of radioactive cesium and strontium from nuclear wastewater. Mr. McGregor also teamed with Dr. Ronald Miner, former head of Oregon State University Department of Bio-resource Engineering, in developing odor control products an outgrowth of studies performed in conjunction with OSU. Another accomplishment  includes being the co-inventor of the permeable lagoon cover designed to control animal waste odors in CAFO operations, patented in 2003. Currently, Mr. McGregor is conducting trials of a zeolite-based product for the use in dairy operations to reduce bacteria that cause environmental mastitis.

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