Biosecurity for High-Density Arrays 

More Nodes = More Cleaning!

Cleaning requires extra attention in your installation & retrieval plans if sites are: 

• silt or clay soil
• an infection risk (such as farms, outbreak zones) 
• scheduled for >5 retrievals per team, per day. 

With the right tools, your team will avoid schedule delays and penalties.

Interim Solution (Australia only)

For now, disposable barrier bags are an option for difficult sites in Australia. Nodes can be installed inside the bags to reduce soil contact. We've seen good results on flooded clay sites with 10um bags— the type used for produce.

Single-use plastics can not be used in AoNZ, and are being phased out in some Australian states. If you are considering this option for your experiment, contact us for help navigating:

• state regulations for single-use plastics
• plastic types
• performance criteria.

References

• Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), 2023. "Australia and New Zealand Single-Use Plastic Bans"
• Government of South Australia, n.d (retrieved Jan 2024). "Replace the Waste: Planned Bans 2024"
• Manatū Mō Te Taiao, 2022. "Compostable products: Ministry for the Environment position statement"
• Manatū Mō Te Taiao | Ministry for the Environment. "Guidance on single-use plastic products banned or phased out from July 2023"
• National Retail Association, n.d. (retrieved Jan 2024)."WA Plastics Ban: Banned Items & Alternatives"
• NSW EPA, 2023. "Plastics Ban Guidance"
• Queensland Government, n.d (retrieved Jan 2024). "Queensland’s five-year roadmap for action on single-use plastic items"
• VIC.GOV.AU, 2023. "Single-use plastics ban"
• WA.gov.au, Jan 2024. "Western Australia’s Plan for Plastics Stage 2"