Perhaps the most sustainable crop on the planet, seaweed is being heralded as the answer to the ever decreasing list of chemical products for the turfcare industry
The Wracks Progress!
eaweeds are found throughout the world’s oceans and seas and none are known to be poisonous. Many are actually nice to eat and even considered a great delicacy in many Asian countries. Seaweeds are also used in many maritime regions for industrial applications and as a fertiliser. The role of seaweed in agriculture dates back thousands of years, and has been an integral part of coastal farming, and it can be said, with honesty, that it is a most effective fertiliser. Whilst it is still used in all of these ways, a significant event took place at the end of the last century that dramatically changed the way in which we now look at seaweed and its potential utilisation.
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In 1992, more than one hundred Heads of State met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first international Earth Summit, convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socio- economic development. The assembled leaders signed the Convention on Climate
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Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, endorsed the Rio Declaration and the Forest Principles, and adopted Agenda 21, a 300 page plan for achieving sustainable growth in the 21st century. The UN implored governments to
rethink economic development and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet. Following this UN mandate, the EEC invested in several projects to replace existing chemicals known to be toxic or hazardous, and be replaced with sustainable, environmental and ecologically friendly solutions that perform as well as the chemicals they replace. It was following the successful conclusion of one such project that explored the potential of the properties of seaweed, that Sea-Chem was formed.
Many products used throughout industry, agriculture and the home contain chemicals known to be toxic or hazardous. An increased awareness of the effects of chemicals on human health, coupled with escalating levels of global pollution, has
driven governments across the world to produce ever more stringent chemical and environmental legislation. In order to comply with this legislation,
there is a growing demand for safe alternatives to traditional chemical products. Sea-Chem was established to fulfil this demand, and it is against this ethos that our product range has been, and continues to be developed. None of the products carries any hazardous classification symbol.
The Virtuous Circle
Process Efficiency - Solution as effective as the chemicals it replaces
Ecologically Enhancing - Natural enzymes help nature diffuse hydrocarbons
Environmental Superiority - No harmful substances, Lower Carbon footprint
Naturally sustainable - Seaweed replenished on a 3-5 year cycle
Cost Effective - Lower energy, COSHH Regulations, Highly efficacious, Operator benefits, Disposal costs
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