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Retaining Export and Food Security of U.S. Specialty Crops: Low-Emission Methyl Bromide Fumigations for Quarantine and Pre-shipment Uses

Objective

Develop novel sorbents, destructive catalysts, and combustion techniques to eliminate the atmospheric input of the most widely used quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) fumigant, methyl bromide (MB).

Investigators
Walse S S
Institution
Stanford University
Start date
2013
End date
2014
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5302-43000-037-29A
Accession number
426152
Categories
Food Defense and Integrity
Chemical Contaminants
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