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Methyl bromide

3.2007

UC scientists are working on alternatives to methyl bromide, which has been used for years as a soil fumigant, particularly in strawberry fields. Methyl bromide is an odorless, colorless gas that the Environmental Protection Agency has classified as an ozone-depleting substance and a national phase-out is currently underway.

 

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