A colourless, odourless, highly toxic gas composed of carbon, hydrogen and bromine, used as a broad spectrum fumigant in commodity, structural and soil fumigation. Methyl bromide has an ODP of approximately 0.6.
A compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and bromine. Methyl Bromide's chemical formula is CH3BR. An effective pesticide, this compound is used to fumigate soil and many agricultural products. Because it contains bromine, it depletes stratospheric ozone and has an ODP of 0.6. Production of methyl bromide will end in the U.S. on 12/31/2000.
An effective pesticide; used to fumigate soil and many agricultural products. Because it contains bromine, it depletes stratospheric ozone when released to the atmosphere. See ozone depleting substance.
A fumigant chemical used as an insecticide in stacks of dried fruit in boxes in packing sheds.
An ODS used as a fumigant -- on soils, commodities and in quarantine. This chemical contains carbon, hydrogen and bromine. Its atmospheric lifetime is 2 years. Methyl bromide is also a by-product of low-temperature biomass burning. The Montreal Protocol limits production and consumption of methyl bromide in non-Article 5 countries beginning January 1995 at levels produced and consumed in 1991. There are no restrictions in Article 5 countries.
a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.
a broad spectrum fumigant used against insects, fungi, bacteria, nematodes and weeds in soil, structural, and commodity/ quarantine fumigation
Also known as: Bromomethane. CAS Number: 74-83-9. Exists as a gas at room temperature and as a liquid under pressure or at low temperatures. It is odorless at low concentrations and has a slightly fruity odor at higher concentrations. It is used primarily as a fumigant in soil to control fungi, nematodes, and weeds. Also used in fumigation of food commodities, such as grains, and in storage facilities (such as mills, warehouses, vaults, ships, and freight cars) to control insects and rodents. Methyl bromide is also used as an intermediate in chemical synthesis, as a refrigerant, as an herbicide, as a fire extinguishing agent, and for extracting oils from nuts, seeds, and flowers. Chemical formula = CH3Br. Molecular weight = 94.95 g/mol. Learn More...
Gas used in fumigation process (Mb)
Methyl bromide is a broad spectrum pesticide used in the control of pest insects, nematodes, weeds, pathogens, and rodents. Methyl bromide is toxic not only to the target pests it is used against, but to non-target organisms as well. Human exposure to high concentrations of methyl bromide can result in central nervous system and respiratory system failure, as well as specific and severe deleterious actions on the lungs, eyes, and skin. Exposure of pregnant women may result in fetal defects. Exposed persons have developed respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological problems, including inflammation of nerves and organs, and degeneration of eyes.()
a highly effective fumigant used to control insects, nematodes, weeds and pathogens, listed as an ozone-depleting substance
A toxic, colorless gas that forms a crystalline hydrate with cold water; used in synthesis of organic compounds, and as a fumigant.
A liquid fumigant under pressure released from cylinders or cans.
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.
An organic compound, formula CH3Br, present in the atmosphere as the result of both natural (oceanic production) and anthropogenic (use as a soil fumigant) sources; this compound is the largest single source of bromine to the stratosphere, with a tropospheric mixing ratio of about 10 parts per trillion (by volume).
