December 27, 2010
Poison of Choice: Killer Gig: California farmers like these Prunedale men (seen helping a methyl bromide tractor apply pesticides from up close) may bear the brunt of a switch to methyl iodide.
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Poison of Choice
EPA looks to beef up ban on methyl bromide and replace it with another pesticide.
Methyl iodide causes cancer. Some scientists say this pesticide fumigant is more dangerous than methyl bromide, another chemical which was supposed to be phased out years ago. But now, as it scrambles to find a ...
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