Environmental

Will Sulfuryl Fluoride Phase-Out Shift Market Away from Toxic Fumigants

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011.  Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of Dow AgroSciences’ request for an administrative hearing to keep sulfuryl fluoride on the market, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sent a letterto the agency on June 29, 2011 opposing EPA’s phase-out of the toxic fumigant pesticide, which is marketed as a substitute for the outdated, ozone-depleting methyl bromide. According to its letter, the environmental group believes that the “proposed action will…

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