California growers can now rapidly degrade pesticide residue from contaminated soil and water with Landguard^TM, a simple-to-use treatment working hard to protect the environment.  

Traditionally organophosphate insecticides may take years to break down naturally, posing a threat to the environment, human health and the safety of neighboring industries. Landguard^TM is able to reduce pesticide residue by more than 95%. 

Kate Dawson, commercial manager of Landguard^TM, believes this product offers the best management practice for pesticide management from a global perspective.

"Our field trials have proven that Landguard^TM is the Best Management Practice in the marketplace.  Landguard^TM is the only BMP that has the ability to breakdown the most common Organophosphates up to 99.99%," Kate said.

Rachelle Antinetti, Regional Sales Manager CA

Dr. Terry Prichard, C.E. Water Management Specialist, U.C. Davis, states," Landguard^TM is the only product in the marketplace that will reduce the Organophosphates to the level that is acceptable by the waterboard."  Terry has been an integral part of the communication between waterboards and growers in the Delta region of the Central Valley.  He has worked extensively with Orica and Landguard^TM and has been a part of the research and implementation of Landguard^TM throughout California.

Landguard^TM targets widely used organophosphate pesticides including diazinon, chlorpyrifos and methyl-parathion, helping to ensure that growers can continue to use these pesticides in a safe and environmentally-friendly manner.

Futhermore, Landguard^TM is the

only Best Management Practice

to achieve up to 99% degradation

of chlorpyrifos and diazinon in

irrigation tail-water. Landguard^TM

can be dosed into tail water run

off through dosing systems or

directly into ponds.

Defence Applications for Landguard^TM

In recently published research carried out by the Australian Defence Science Technology Organisation (DSTO), Landguard^TM OP-A was found to rapidly decontaminate nerve agents, leading to improved options for equipment and stockpile decontamination.  This product provides an effective management option for first responders attending suspected nerve agent contamination events.

This groundbreaking work has been published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, which can be viewed under http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258361.

For further information, please contact Dr Steven Kotsonis, Technology Manager - Remediation at steven.kotsonis@orica.com.