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Safety Information for Fumigant Handlers

As stated on updated fumigant product labels, certified applicators of pesticides must provide fumigant safe handling information to each handler involved in the application, or confirm that each pesticide handler participating in the application has received fumigant safe handling information in a manner they can understand within the past 12 months. Fumigant safe handling information is also provided where fumigant products are purchased.

Safety Information for Handlers Developed by EPA

  • Safety Information for Handlers of Pesticide Soil Fumigants (EPA brochure, November 2010)
  • Informacion de Seguridad para los Manipuladores de Pesticidas de Fumigantes del Suelo (Arkema Inc. brochure, Spanish language version, April 2011) 

Safety Information for Handlers Developed by Pesticide Registrants and Approved by EPA

  • Paladin® (Dimethyl Disulfide, DMDS) - (Arkema Inc., April 2011)
  • Paladin (Dimetil disulfuro o DMDS), Guia para la manipulacion segura de fumigantes - (Arkema Inc. brochure, Spanish language version, April 2011)
  • Paladin® EC (Dimethyl Disulfide, DMDS) - (Arkema Inc., April 2011)
  • Paladin EC (Dimetil disulfuro o DMDS), Guia para la manipulacion segura de fumigantes - (Arkema Inc. brochure, Spanish language version, April 2011)
  • Methyl Bromide and Chloropicrin - (The Chloropicrin Manufacturers' Task Force and The Methyl Bromide Industry Panel, December 2010)
  • 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D)/Chloropicrin Combination Products Field Fumigant Application - (Dow AgroSciences LLC brochure, November 2010)
    • Narrated version of Safety Information 
  • 1,3-D/Cloropicrina, Información de Seguridad para los Manejadores que Participan en Actividades para la Aplicación de Fumigantes del Suelo para Productos Combinados de 1,3-D/Cloropicrina - (Dow AgroSciences LLC brochure Spanish language version, November 2010)
    • Narrated version of Safety Information 
  • Midas® - (Arysta LifeScience brochure, November 2010)
  • Metam Sodium and Metam Potassium - (Metam Task Force, November 2010)
  • Dazomet - (Certis USA, LLC, November 2010)

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Last updated on May 1, 2025
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