TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - METHYL BROMIDE
A1  - Durrani, Timur S.
A2  - Olson, Kent R.
A2  - Anderson, Ilene B.
A2  - Benowitz, Neal L.
A2  - Blanc, Paul D.
A2  - Clark, Richard F.
A2  - Kearney, Thomas E.
A2  - Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2  - Wu, Alan H. B.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
AB  - Methyl  bromide,  a  potent  alkylating  agent,  is  an  odorless,  colorless,  extremely  toxic  gas  used  as  a  fumigant  in  soil,  perishable  foods,  cargo  containers,  and  nonresidential  buildings.  Commercially  known  as  Halon  1001,  methyl  bromide  was  used  (until  the  1960s)  as  a  refrigerant  and  fire  extinguisher.  Fields  or  buildings  to  be  fumigated  are  evacuated  and  covered  with  a  tarp,  and  the  gas  is  introduced.  After  12–24  hours,  the  tarp  is  removed,  and  the  area  is  ventilated  and  then  tested  for  residual  methyl  bromide  before  reoccupation.  Methyl  bromide  is  a  major  source  of  ozone-destroying  bromine  in  the  stratosphere,  and  most  production  and  use  were  scheduled  to  be  phased  out  by  2005  in  developed  countries  and  by  2015  in  developing  countries;  however,  it  is  still  being  used  in  the  United  States  owing  to  EPA  critical  use  exemptions.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/25
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174606468
ER  -