fumigant
Substance that is vaporized in order to kill or repel pests.
Fumigant: gaseous material used to destroy insects, pathogens, or other pests in soil or grain bins.
Fungicide: substance that kills fungi.
Fumigant: A pesticide vaporized to kill pests. Used in buildings and greenhouses.
Fumigant: A biocide that is vaporized to kill pests. Used indoors or outdoors.
Fumigant
A chemical that forms vapors (gases) which is used to destroy weeds, plant pathogens, insects or other pests.
Functional Equivalent ...
Methyl Bromide - CH3Br, this halocarbon is released, to a degree, naturally from the oceans, but is more commonly released from its anthropogenic use as a soil fumigant or pesticide.
A chemical used as an agricultural fumigant and in certain industrial processes. Extremely toxic and found to be a carcinogen in laboratory animals, EDB has been banned for most agricultural uses in the United States.
Eutrophic Lakes ...
methyl bromide - the gaseous compound CH3Br used primarily as an insect fumigant; found to be harmful to the stratospheric ozone layer which protects life on earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation.
ozone-depleting gases: Ozone-depleting gases are CFCs, refrigerants, aerosols, solvents, methyl bromide fumigant, and halon.
monoculture: Monoculture is when farmers plant one type of crop only, with no variety.
ethylene dibromide (EDB) A chemical used as an agricultural fumigant and in certain industrial processes that has been banned for most agricultural uses in the United States.
A water-soluble gas used widely in the chemical industry and in the construction and building industries, largely in wood products and in foam insulation. It is also used in some deodorizing preparations, in fumigants and as a tissue preservative in ...
Methyl Bromide The gaseous compound CH3Br used primarily as an insect fumigant but is now considered a pollutant. Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether or MTBE A fuel additive derived from the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene.
 See also: Environment, Air, Water, Soil, Waste
  
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