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?

6 June 2018

David McBride

Wednesday 6 June 2018, 02:00 AM

Alternative agents to fumigate logs come with their own hazards

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

1. Hall A, Isom G, Rockwood G. Toxicology of Cyanides and Cyanogens. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell; 2015.

2. Gidlow D. Hydrogen cyanide-an update. Occup Med (Lond) 2017;67(9):662-63. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqx121

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