"Higgs Boson" wrote in message
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On Sep 23, 7:13 pm, Billy wrote:
In article , "Farm1"
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"Higgs Boson" wrote in message
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This article describes an Israeli enterprise that sends grafted
vegetable seedlings all over the world. The objective is to avoid/
replace the use of harmful methyl bromide.

I've never even heard of methyl bromide!

It's used, ostensibly, to kill nematodes, but, basically, destroys the
soil ecology, and the ozone layer. It is used in vineyards (prior to
planting), and strawberry fields here in California. Its use is driven
by quarterly profits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_bromide
Bromomethane is readily photolyzed in the atmosphere to release
elemental bromine, which is far more destructive to stratospheric ozone
than chlorine. As such, it is subject to phase-out requirements of the
1987 Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances.

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It seems to me that if a little tiny country -- admittedly a world
leader in technology -- can figure out a way to do without this awful
stuff, that our big rich country should be ashamed to be eft behind.

Unfortunately, the occupants of the best little whorehouse in
Washington -- aka the U.S. Congress -- do the bidding of their
corporate masters; the public be damned.

At the Wikipedia site Billy posted, all becomes clear:

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In the United States bromomethane is regulated as a pesticide under
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA; 7
U.S.C. 136 et seq.) and as a hazardous substance under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA; 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and is
subject to reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA; 42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.). The U.S.
Clean Air Act (CAA; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). A 1998 amendment (P.L.
105-178, Title VI) conformed the Clean Air Act phase out date with
that of the Montreal Protocol.[11][12]

*******Whereas the Montreal Protocol has severely restricted the use
of bromomethane internationally, the United States has successfully
lobbied for critical-use exemptions. ******* In 2004, over 7 million
pounds of bromomethane were applied to California. Applications
include tomato, strawberry, and ornamental shrub growers, and
fumigation of ham/pork products. Also exempt is the treatment of solid
wood packaging (forklift pallets, crates, bracing), and the packaged
goods, being exported to ISPM 15 countries(to include Canada in 2012).

Same old, same old...
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Nasty stuff for the poor old planet.

I've just done a search on it's use here and it seems that although the use
as an ag. product is becoming lower over time, as a chemical used as part of
our Quarantine, it could be a lot lower if we weren't quite so fussy.