Contents

1. Methyl Bromide in Perspective
   
   • Chemistry
     
   • Residues and Analysis
     
   • Toxicology
     
   • Safety and Medical Treatment
     
   • Global Production and Uses
     
   • Recent Events
   
   
2. Methyl Bromide in the Atmosphere
   
   • Overview of Atmospheric Chemistry
     
   • Distribution and Growth of CH₃Br in the Atmosphere
     
   • Sources of Atmospheric CH₃Br
     
   • Sinks for Atmospheric CH₃Br
     
   • Budget of Atmospheric CH₃Br
     
   • Stratospheric Bromine Chemistry
     
   • Research Needs
   
   
3. Methyl Bromide and the Environment
   
   • Ozone Layer Depletion
     
   • Predicted Increases in UV Radiation
     
   • Compounds Involved in Ozone Depletion
     
   • Comparison of Chlorine and Bromine
     
   • Scientific Assessments fo Methyl Bromide and Ozone Depletion
     
   • Legislative Controls Due to Ozone Layer Impacts
     
   • Local Environmental Impacts
     
   • Phase-Out Due to Local Environmental Impacts
   
   
4. Effects on Target Organisms
   
   • Mode of Action
     
   • Toxicity of Methyl Bromide
     
   • Effect on Target Organisms
     
   • Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Methyl Bromide
     
   • Practical Methyl Bromide Treatments
   
   
5. Methyl Bromide as a Soil Fumigant
   
   • Case for Soil Fumigation With Methyl Bromide
     
   • Soil-Borne Pests Controlled by Methyl Bromide
     
   • Factors Pertinent to Successful Fumigation
     
   • Behavior of Methyl Bromide in Soil
     
   • Application Methods
     
   • Formulations for Soil Fumigation and Dosage Rates
     
   • Special Problems Associated With Soil Fumigation
     
   • Soil Fumigation With Methyl Bromide in Representative Crops and Situations
     
   • Reducing Emissions and Dosages of Methyl Bromide During Soil Fumigation
   
   
6. Methyl Bromide in Storage Practice and Quarantine
   
   • Areas of Application
     
   • Methods of Application of Methyl Bromide
     
   • Monitoring and Detection
     
   • Dosages
     
   • Existing Uses
   
   
7. Alternatives-Chemicals
   
   • Soil Fumigation
     
   • Durable Commodities
     
   • Perishable Commodities
     
   • Structural Fumigation
     
   • Prospective Fumigant Alternatives
     
   • Contact Treatments
     
   • Contact Insecticides
     
   • Inert Dusts
     
   • Quarantine
     
   • Registration
   
   
8. Alternatives-Physical Methods and Emission Reduction
   
   • History
     
   • Uses of Methyl Bromide
     
   • Alternative Approaches to Reduce Methyl Bromide Emissions