Sulfuryl fluoride

Dow AgroSciences Says Proposed Phase Out of Food Tolerances for Sulfuryl Fluoride Would Hinder Protection of the U.S. Food Supply, BusinessWire, January 14, 2011.
- Notable. "Sulfuryl fluoride protects the U.S. food supply from contamination by pests such as rats, moths and cockroaches. Sulfuryl fluoride is also the sole practical alternative for food processing and storage facilities to another product recently phased out due to concerns about safeguarding the earth’s protective ozone layer."
Sen. Inhofe cautions EPA on sulfuryl flouride, Letter, January 12, 2011.
EPA Proposes Phaseout of Fluoride-Based Pesticide, New York Times, January 11, 2011.
- EPA proposal. Sulfuryl Fluoride; Proposed Order Granting Objections to Tolerances and Denying Request for a Stay [FRL–8857–9, U.S. EPA, January 7, 2011.

Calvert G et al., Health effects associated with sulfuryl fluoride and methyl bromide exposure among structural fumigation workers, Am J Public Health. 1998 Dec;88(12):1774-80.
- Abstract. "Occupational sulfuryl fluoride exposures may be associated with subclinical effects on the central nervous system, including effects on olfactory and some cognitive functions. However, no widespread pattern of cognitive deficits was observed. The peripheral nerve effects were likely caused by ergonomic stresses experienced by the fumigation workers."

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