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Fumigant
Fumigant: - A pesticide vaporized to kill pests. Used in buildings and greenhouses. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Fumigant:: |
SmartBrief,The soil fumigant metam-sodium used in potato fields accounted for 42% of chemical use, followed by glyphosate at 9% and copper naphthenate at 7%.
Environmental Protection Agency issues new rules on fumigant ... - Jul 10, 2008
Los Angeles Times,The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules today governing fumigant pesticides, which are used to sterilize soil before the planting of
New Oregon survey reveals key info on pesticide use - Aug 3, 2008
KTVZ,According to the report, from the state Department of Agriculture, a soil fumigant used on potato fields was by far the most-applied product by weight.
Oregon issues first state chemical use report - Aug 1, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe state Department of Agriculture report showed that a soil fumigant used on potato fields, known as metam-sodium, was by far the most-applied product by
Log fumigant under review - Jul 22, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,By PAUL EASTON - The Dominion Post | Wednesday, 23 July 2008 The controversial fumigant methyl bromide will go under the microscope as the Government
Safety Measures Proposed for Soil Fumigant Pesticides - Jul 14, 2008
Environment News ServiceWASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2008 (ENS) - New draft safety measures for soil fumigant pesticides proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday
EPA Announces New Rules to Protect Workers from Pesticides - Aug 1, 2008
Safety.BLR.com,New safety measures for soil-fumigant pesticides have been announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The changes are intended to increase
New rules set for fumigant use - Jul 18, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),People exposed to fumigants may experience eye or respiratory irritation, or more severe and irreversible effects, depending on the fumigant and level of
Fumigant 'Midas' wins conditional approval - Jul 14, 2008
Bradenton Herald,By JESSICA KLIPA A soil fumigant used to fight weeds, pests, and soil-borne disease in crop production was recently approved for commercial use in Florida.
Touchy new fumigant approved for use in Florida - Jul 9, 2008
Bonitanews (subscription),For decades, the fumigant has been widely used by tomato and strawberry growers to kill weeds and pests before planting. But supplies of the chemical
Fumigant and Far Between - Jul 11, 2008
Grist Magazine,It's been way too long that the EPA has been phasing out methyl bromide. It's nasty stuff used by conventional farmers to sterilize the soil before planting
Container mishap closes harbor pier temporarily - Jul 29, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser,Concern that vikane, an odorless fumigant, might have escaped from its canister prompted officials to call the HAZMAT team to check, said Tammy Mori,
Feds fry farmers - Jul 31, 2008
Chico News & Review,Environmentalists, who had asked for a ban on the fumigant, called the decision a good start. Nearly a decade ago, Metam sodium made hundreds of people
Fungus could have a taste for strawberry crops? - Jul 29, 2008
KCOY.com,It's challenging public health threats from the fumigant. The case recently came before the State appeals court, which found in favor of the field workers.
Rollins, Inc. Schedules Date for Release of Second Quarter 2008 ... - Jul 9, 2008
FOXBusinessThrough its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin, Inc., PCO Services, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, and The Industrial Fumigant Company,
Agribusiness: Florida grants registration for Midas - Jul 15, 2008
Southeast Farm PressArysta LifeScience has announced the state of Florida has granted commercial registration for Midas, a broad-spectrum soil fumigant that effectively
Arysta Midas - Jul 18, 2008
The Prairie Star,Arysta LifeScience’s Midas is available to growers through select fumigant distributors. More than 50 percent of the growers who participated in
Containers of deadly chemical successfully destroyed - Jul 17, 2008
Herald.ie,The dangerous agricultural fumigant had been stored by pest control company Rentokil at its premises in Ballymount and the council had been approached to
Deadly fungus threatens Santa Maria Valley strawberry crop - Jul 28, 2008
KSBY,Some farmers claim the phasing out of the fumigant methyl bromide is weakening their soil. "[Methyl bromide] was identified as an ozone-depleting chemical,"
Oregon Publishes Its First Report on Pesticide Use - Jul 31, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,The top pesticide, at 17 million pounds, was metam-sodium, a soil fumigant often used before planting potatoes, the Northwest's most pesticide-intensive
ODA pesticide use report in line with expectations - Jul 31, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),SALEM - Oregonians used more pounds of the soil fumigant metam-sodium than the next 15 most widely used pesticides combined, according to the Oregon
Rollins, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Financial Results - Jul 23, 2008
FOXBusinessThrough its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin, Inc., PCO Services, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, and The Industrial Fumigant Company,
ERMA reviews use of methyl bromide - Jul 21, 2008
Otago Daily Times,The Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) is to reassess the status of the fumigant methyl bromide - the first step towards deciding whether it can
Feds require new pesticide measures - Jul 10, 2008
Seattle Times,..."It's fair to say that for a lot of people there will be change, there will be transition, and it will vary depending on the crop and the fumigant," said
Ground squirrels aren’t so harmless - Jul 25, 2008
Vail Daily News,The Town of Avon controls ground squirrel populations using a fumigant gas. A smoke canister is used to fill the burrow with carbon monoxide and quickly
Dangerous cyanide cylinders safely neutralised - Jul 24, 2008
Northside People,The cylinders that contained the agricultural fumigant (hydrogen cyanide/ HCN) were being stored at a South Dublin pest control company’s premises before
Fumigant and Far Between - Jul 11, 2008
Grist Magazine,The US EPA plans to tighten restrictions on five nasty soil fumigants that keep pests away from strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and peppers.
Rollins, Inc. Declares Dividend - Jul 22, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin, Inc., PCO Services, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, and The Industrial Fumigant Company,
US: Court says health a factor in allowing methyl bromide - Jul 21, 2008
FreshPlaza,Methyl bromide, a highly toxic compound used as a soil fumigant, was supposed to be phased out by Jan. 1, 2005, under an international protocol that bans
Cherry exporters see Japan's door open wider - Jul 18, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),Countries must eliminate the fumigant under the "Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer." Exporters would prefer a systems approach to
CBSA FACT SHEET-Testing and Ventilation of Marine Containers - Jul 17, 2008
CustomsHelp.com,If a container tests positive for a fumigant, it is considered to be hazardous and must only be opened by persons outfitted with respiratory protection.
Exterminators say the hungry insects are gaining a stronghold in ... - Jul 12, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,He figures a typical residential job takes about 10000 square feet of tarp and 12 to 15 pounds of fumigant, pumped into the house through large black hoses.
Rollins Declares 6.25 Cent Dividend - Jul 22, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The company provides pest control services through its Orkin, PCO Services, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, and The Industrial Fumigant Co.
Methyl bromide health concerns - Jul 22, 2008
Newstalk ZB,Concern over a possible link between Methyl Bromide and cases of motor neuron disease has led to the use of the fumigant being reassessed.
Closing in on methyl bromide - Jul 23, 2008
The Nelson Mail,The decision by the Environmental Risk Management Authority to review the use of methyl bromide at ports is good news for Nelson and New Zealand as a whole,
Kawaihae Harbor closed after container accident - Jul 28, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island is closed this afternoon after an accident involving a shipping container carrying vikane, a gas used to kill termites.
BUYINS.NET: (ROL) SqueezeTrigger Price is $15.020. There is ... - Jul 23, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),On October 1, 2005, Rollins, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Industrial Fumigant Company.
It's a fact of lice: They can infest anyone - 02 Dec 2007
North County Times,Don't spend a lot of time on this. Just vacuum the places where the infested person usually sits or lies. Do not use fumigant sprays; they can be toxic if
Pesticide use down on California farms in 2006 - Nov 30, 2007
Los Angeles Times,A major fumigant, methyl bromide, has been banned under a United Nations treaty that protects the ozone layer, although special exemptions allow it to be
Glitches tipped with fumigant - Nov 6, 2007
The Nelson Mail,Methyl bromide is a toxic greenhouse gas and its use as a fumigant has stirred controversy after the widows of three port workers said they thought it was
Mysterious Angola illness could be bromide poisoning: UN health agency - Nov 22, 2007
AFPAccording to the WHO website, methyl bromide is primarily used as a fumigant in ships' holds, grain silos and other large enclosed areas.
Concern for workers over gas - Nov 7, 2007
The Nelson Mail,The highest concentration of the fumigant outside the port would occur at the port security boundary, he said. However, he admitted discharges historically
Genera unhappy with plan - Nov 5, 2007
The Nelson Mail,By NAOMI MITCHELL - The Nelson Mail | Tuesday, 6 November 2007 A system to capture and deactivate the toxic ozone-depleting fumigant methyl bromide would
Pesticide use on crops drops in California, but fumigant use up - Nov 30, 2007
Grist Magazine,Agricultural pesticide use dropped by 10 million pounds in California last year -- a bit of progress offset by an increased use of fumigants by strawberry
DPR Reports Pesticide Use Declined In 2006 - Dec 1, 2007
YubaNet,Fumigant use decreased in poundage (down 1.7 million pounds), but increased in cumulative acreage (up 28000 acres). - - Use of oil pesticides increased by
New MIDAS pesticide a touchy issue for worker advocates, scientists - Nov 21, 2007
FreshPlaza,For Florida growers, a new soil fumigant called MIDAS may have the golden touch. But the US Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of its commercial use
Field hygiene important as PCN problem ‘widespread’ - Nov 29, 2007
Farmers Guardian,...was also advisable to help with management decisions, such as rotation length, the use of granules and fumigant nematicides and the use of a trap crop.
Methyl bromide still finds its way into US fields - Nov 23, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,Methyl bromide, a common pesticide and fumigant used to kill everything from worms to termites, is at the top of the agenda of the Multilateral Fund for the
A way to reduce pesticide on berries - Nov 12, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Tests done previously in Oxnard and Santa Maria Valley showed that a particular plastic known as "very impermeable film" — VIF — reduced fumigant emissions
Look for products that cut indoor pollution - Nov 15, 2007
Los Angeles Times,But remember: Even a lovely old Persian carpet may have a synthetic backing and could have been treated with a bactericide or a fumigant. Assume nothing.
Pulses market turning potentially explosive - Nov 5, 2007
Hindu Business Line,But this fumigant is hardly used in developed countries as it has been phased out. This condition exposes the overseas supplier to the risk of rejection of
Cut flowers firmly planted in Martin - Nov 16, 2007
Palm Beach Post,The second is the search for an alternate to the fumigant methyl bromide. Its use is banned except under critical-use exemptions granted by the
Gas rules 'toughest in NZ' - Nov 8, 2007
The Nelson Mail,Rules proposed to deal with the release of the toxic fumigant methyl bromide at Port Nelson will be tougher than in other New Zealand ports, but lobbyists
American Vanguard reports higher third-quarter earnings - Nov 7, 2007
Medill Reports,...“We anticipate further top and bottom-line growth during the balance of 2007, driven by sales of our corn soil insecticide and fumigant products,� Wintemute
Jury mulls damages against Dole Food - Nov 6, 2007
United Press International...a soil fumigant widely used in Central America to destroy pests that attacked the roots of banana trees, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Frisco will consider water protection - Nov 5, 2007
Summit Daily News,It was used as an additive in leaded gasoline and as a soil and grain fumigant until it was banned by the EPA about 20 years ago.
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