In the U.S., methyl bromide consumption declined sharply from 1991 to 2003, but now use of the fumigant could increase. In 2003, according to Environmental Protection Agency figures, the U.S. used ...

Methyl bromide fumigation would have cost less than one-fourth of the estimated $23 million spent to clean up the anthrax contamination in the 3,000-square-foot Daschle Suite in the Hart Senate ...

"Methyl bromide is still being used in a very small scale in agriculture in the ground, and it's done under these critical use exemptions. Originally, that was supposed to have ceased by January ...

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 Implementation of the Montreal Protocol ...

Long Beach residents near companies that use methyl bromide are angry that air quality officials didn’t notify them for years and haven’t assessed their health risks. Now officials say more ...

Yet, because methyl bromide was previously identified as a Class 4 ozone depleter, discontinuation of its use was mandated by international treaty agreements. For the past several years, Dr. Unruh has ...

The town's firefighters point out that burning wooden pallets as part of your bonfire is "NOT OK," according to a Facebook ...

Methyl bromide is incredibly toxic to humans, said Dr. Reynold Panettieri Jr., the deputy director for the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology.

Alternatives eyed for methyl bromide Date: March 16, 2011 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: Scientists trying to help Florida growers find a replacement for methyl bromide are ...

Amid a major crackdown on the DPP, the government has reviewed the policy for methyl bromide imports and imposed a ban on the ...

Golf courses are allowed to use methyl bromide until December 2013, but they can only draw from supplies that were stockpiled before 2005. About 36 million pounds of methyl bromide was available ...