Homes are located near the San Pedro and Compton fumigation businesses, but air quality officials said they do not have plans to monitor the air there. State health officials have classified methyl ...

More than a hundred U.S. crops are abetted by the fumigant from California strawberries, to Florida tomatoes, to Tennessee tobacco. A highly toxic gas, methyl bromide is injected into the soil ...

Food ministry decides to curtail excessive use of Methyl Bromide on imported shipments ... The practice of double fumigation would also be discouraged, reducing costs for importers and preventing ...

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At least six fumigation facilities in southeast Los Angeles County have been using a toxic pesticide that could be harming people, yet air quality regulators have not analyzed the health risks in ...

Methyl bromide is used by the companies to kill harmful pests on imported fruits and vegetables that arrive through the region’s ports. The fumigant was widely used on crops, especially ...