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Dazitol™ Concentrate Is Replacing Methyl Bromide Worldwide

HERNDON, VIRGINIA – Dazitol is replacing methyl bromide in developing and developed countries as the soil fumigant of choice. Methyl bromide is an ozone-depleting gas used to sterilize soil prior to the planting of about 100 crops.

Methyl bromide is banned worldwide through the terms of the Montreal Protocol – signed by 187 nations – and the U.S. Clean Air Act, because it depletes the ozone.

A 100% ban in the U.S. and other developed countries took effect on January 1, 2005. The U.S. has received a temporary, limited exemption from the ban on soil use of methyl bromide for 2005, which was renewed for 2006.

"Champon Milennium Chemicals is proud that we've brought our world-leading methyl bromide alternative product to market as a purely private enterprise. We did not receive any funding support from the US Government and its methyl bromide alternatives research arm, which is the Agriculture Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture," says Louis Champon, founder and CEO of Champon Millennium Chemicals.

Dazitol is a soil treatment: that kills and repels nematodes, fungus, and pre-emergent weeds. Methyl bromide and Dazitol are the only two U.S. EPA-registered products with fungicidal, insecticidal, and nematicidal properties.

Growers who use Dazitol say that it is technically superior to methyl bromide,
cost-effective, and environmentally friendly.

Dazitol’s patented formula is a liquid blend of essential oils from plants, which are also referred to as “plant extracts” and “Natural Chemicals.” Active ingredients are allyl isothiocynanate from mustard and capsaicin from chilis.

Dr. Edward Knipling, Acting Administrator of the Agriculture Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, says: “It is clear that unless viable alternatives for methyl bromide are found, U.S. agriculture will be at a competitive disadvantage in domestic and international markets.”

Dazitol and all Champon products are manufactured in FDA approved food processing facilities. Champon product ingredients are FDA GRAS-listed (Generally Recognized As Safe), meet the requirements of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and biodegrade into organic matter.

Dazitol and other Natural Chemical products from Champon Millennium Chemicals are providing growers worldwide with commercially sound solutions to improve competitiveness.

For more information: www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/links/mebr.html#mb