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A product that does more than just melt ice.
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| PROBLEM: |
Grass and vegetation damage due to ice melter burn. |
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| SOLUTION: |
Landscape® Ice Melt's Patented Formulation. |
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WHY LANDSCAPE®? |
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Landscape was specifically designed to combat
the problem of grass and vegetation damage.
During years of research & development seeking a solution,
we discovered that Urea (a well known fertilizer but poor ice
melter) and Calcium Chloride (the highest performing solid deicer
on the market) were the keys to unlocking the answer.
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A simple blend was not the solution. We tried it.
It was as expected, the Calcium Chloride melted and the Urea didn't
do anything under 15°F, leaving the same situation with vegetation.
After many trials we found the answer. Our now Patented Agglomeration
process held the secret ingredient that property owners, not to mention
grass and vegetation, had been looking for. |
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PATENTED AGGLOMERATION PROCESS: |
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We discovered a way (now Patented)
to take a Urea pellet and coat it with Calcium Chloride.
This patented agglomeration process gave a multi-fold solution.
- MELTING POWER - Calcium Chloride attracts moisture
and generates heat as it quickly dissolves into a powerful
deicing brine. It also triggers the dissolution of the
Urea and allows it to melt at much lower temperatures and
contribute to fast undercutting.
- VEGETATION POWER - Now in a liquid brine state
that will run off into vegetation comes the great part.
Having the right amount of fertilizer is important. (Urea's
application rate as an ice melt exceeds its application rate
as a fertilizer by more than 10 times) The combination of
the Calcium Chloride and Urea brines will activate a slow
release of fertilizer into the soil, so not to get a fertilizer
burn. "In an Iowa State University Study, Landscape®
was actually found to create a greening effect once the growing
season begins."
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| Landscape® |
--is manufactured with a patented agglomeration
process by Ossian Inc.
--formulation is patented by Ossian Inc.
--Accelerators used to increase the melting speed of Urea and
Calcium Chloride is patented by Ossian Inc.
--is a trade mark of Dow Chemical®
--is co-marketed by The Dow Chemical Company and Ossian Inc. |
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| If you would like to learn
more about Landscape® please follow the following links |
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The Effects of Common De-icing
Chemicals on Turfgrass
Conducted by: Iowa State University
Department of Horticulture
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| www.ossian.com |