Sentences with phrase «methyl iodide»
Farmers are running out of options because the ozone - depleting chemical methyl bromide, long used to fumigate berry fields before planting to fight pests, weeds and soil - borne pathogens, is being phased out under international treaty and the manufacturer of a proposed replacement, methyl iodide, pulled its product from the United States last year amidst controversy about potential risks to the environment and public health.
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«Methyl iodide», used to grow strawberries and tomatoes.
Some more good news is that some of the worst pesticides are facing a minor crackdown; in 2012 the FDA banned methyl iodide, a pesticide commonly used on strawberries that has been linked to cancer.
Based on the data, the scientists conclude that «worldwide rice production is responsible for [about] 1 percent of atmospheric methyl bromide and 4 percent of atmospheric methyl iodide» and that «methyl iodide emissions from rice paddies provide a sizable terrestrial source to the global budget.»
In particular, they monitored methane and methyl halides, including methyl iodide, methyl bromide and methyl chloride.
Like methane emissions, methyl bromide and methyl iodide are affected by growth stages, the organic content of the soil and flooding events.
When they compared the results the team found unexpected levels of methyl iodide — a gas known to be produced by marine bacteria — in the untouched snow.
The team looked at the alignment of the spins of carbon and hydrogen nuclei in molecules of methyl iodide.