Stockpiling of Methyl Bromide Challenged in Court
Environment News Service, August, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) — The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit this week to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to disclose the size of the nation’s stockpile of methyl bromide, considered the most potent ozone depleting chemical still in widespread use.
The chemical is produced industrially for fumigation of soil prior to planting, and post-harvest treatments of commodities such as grain. In pre-plant treatments, methyl bromide is used on more than 100 U.S. crops to control nematodes, weeds, fungus and other pests.
The lawsuit claims that EPA officials are refusing to release data on stockpiles of methyl bromide, which the United States is required to phase out as a party to the Montreal Protocol, a treaty which governs the...
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