Just in South Dakota there are 3,400 certified pesticide applicators. Agricultural chemical applicating businesses will need some type of pad in the near future. More environmental regulations are being placed on farmers and ranchers. The proposed system could potentially be an effective method for farmers handling chemicals on their farms in a more environmentally safe manner. This is another large potential market for the product.
Golf courses apply chemicals to their fairways and other areas twelve to thirteen times per season.
These applications are often close to surface water and urban areas. They will certainly fall within state and federal environmental regulations. Airports, especially those located near surface water, are facing regulations on the release of deicing solutions into storm sewer systems. The portable system could possibly provide airports with a method of recapturing the deicing solution, preventing it from going into the storm sewer system and possibly reusing it. Utility companies and rural electric cooperatives are facing new regulations on the handling of transformers containing PCBs.