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Fumigant methyl bromide is under a moratorium; how safe is a replacement?
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Fumigant methyl bromide is under a moratorium; how safe is a replacement?
Tuesday 5 June 2018, 01:16 PM

Alternative agents to fumigate logs come with their own hazards
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
One option for replacing methyl bromide as a log fumigant is ethanedinitrile, but being an organic cyanide, it comes with its own cautions
Quarantine and pre-shipment procedures in ports involve the fumigation of imported goods prior to quarantine and of export goods prior to shipment.
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References
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2. Gidlow D. Hydrogen cyanide-an update. Occup Med (Lond) 2017;67(9):662-63. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqx121