METHYL BROMIDE PROTECTION
January 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIESCIENTISTS from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the USA are using a form of plastic sheeting called Hytibar to develop an environmentally safe way of preventing ozone-depleting gas from the pesticide methyl bromide reaching the atmosphere.The plastic, manufactured by Klerk's Plastic in Belgium, is made by putting a barrier polymer (ethylene vinyl alcohol) between two layers of polyethylene; this makes the film less permeable and therefore better able to keep the chemical from escaping into the air.Hartwell Allen, an ARS soil scientist ...
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