Environmental consequences:

Biodegradation:

The polymer is sensitive to the action of ultraviolet rays that, by breaking bonds, degrade the polymer into oligomers (molecules of much smaller size). It thus becomes much more sensitive to the aerobic and anaerobic processes of microbiological degradation.

AquaLoc therefore degrades naturally in soils (up to 10% - 15% per year) into C02, H20 and nitrogen compounds.

Bioaccumulation:

The polymer is much too voluminous to be absorbed into the tissues and cells of plants. Its potential to bioaccumulate is, therefore, nil.

The period of effectiveness of AquaLoc in the field ranges from one to five years depending on particle size and agro-climatic conditions.