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Methyl Bromide Alternatives Case Studies

methyl bromide alternativesEPA has published three volumes of case studies which describe potential alternatives to the use of methyl bromide. Each volume contains ten case studies which examine alternatives that manage pests that are currently controlled by methyl bromide.

The 30 case studies describe potential alternatives to the use of methyl bromide. The full text of all of these documents are online (see below), or can be ordered free by calling 1-800-296-1996 (202-564-1613).

Volume I - published July, 1995.

Contents:

Soil Use:
  1. Hot Water Technology
  2. Basamid for Tree Nurseries
  3. Metam Sodium for Fruits and Vegetables
  4. Telone C-17 and Tillam
  5. Greenhouse Tobacco Production
  6. IPM Approach
Commodity Use:
  1. Controlled Atmospheres
  2. Systems Approach
Structural Use:
  1. Phosphine, Heat and CO2
  2. Heat Treatments

Volume II - published December, 1996.

Contents:

Soil Use:
  1. Nematode Resistant Cultivars
  2. Chloropicrin in Strawberry Production
  3. Organic Strawberry Production
  4. Soil Solarization
  5. Soil Solarization in Orchards
  6. IPM in California Vineyards
Commodity Use:
  1. Heat Treatments for Perishable Commodities
  2. Heat Treatments for Timber
  3. Irradiation
Structural Use:
  1. Sulfuryl Fluoride

Volume III - published September, 1997.

Contents:

Soil Use:
  1. Disease Suppressive Compost
  2. Pre-plant Flooding
  3. Plant Grafting
  4. Hydroponics and Soil-less Culture on Artificial Substrates
  5. Metam Sodium Update
  6. Steam in Nursery Crops
  7. Telone/Chloropicrin/Tillam Update
Commodity/Structural Use:
  1. Carbonyl Sulfide
  2. Controlled Atmospheres as a Quarantine Treatment for Table Grapes
  3. Phosphine/Carbon Dioxide Update


More information on alternatives -- Full Proceedings from the 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995 and 1994 Annual Methyl Bromide Alternatives Conference are online in pdf.
Here is a link to EPA information on "Harpin" (Messenger).

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