Methyl bromide

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.

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.

Methyl bromide
Methyl bromide is a broad spectrum pesticide used in the control of pest insects, nematodes, weeds, pathogens, and rodents.

Ozone-depleting substances (ODS) include CFCs, HCFCs, halons, methyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform. ODS are generally very stable in the troposphere and only degrade under intense ultraviolet light in the stratosphere.

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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.

In the case of some non-CFC ozone-depleting substances, the US has recently fought for a high number of exemptions for certain compounds (notably, the pesticide methyl bromide).

See also: Ozone, Environment, Air, Water, Environmental