By using phosphine gas from Cytec® and the Horn Diluphos System® Lanodir ensures a safer and faster process, which is also environmentally friendly:
Safer:
- There is no flash or explosion hazard, since the concentration of phosphine injected
does not exceed 10,000 ppm (threshold for self-ignition is approximately 18,000 ppm) - It is not necessary to place the product on multiple points of application and
subsequently collect waste - The production of phosphine does not depend on the temperature or air moisture
- Pure phosphine is applied, which decomposes with sunlight
- Phosphine gas is easy to distribute
- It is applied from outside of the premises, minimizing exposure to employees
- An innovative monitoring system is used throughout the fumigation process
- The application can be suspended at any time with the push of a button
Faster:
- The application time is short, because no generation of gas is required
- Quick establishment of lethal concentrations
- Effective control of target insects
Environmentally friendly:
- Non-Ozone depleting
- Non-Phytotoxic (not poisonous to plants)
- Lower dosages of phosphine are applied
Lanodir does not use methyl bromide. The World Meteorological Organization concluded that the decommissioning of methyl bromide is the single most important measure that governments should take to protect the ozone layer. Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006