ASSESSMENT OF THE LONG TERM ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE LOSS OF
 METHYL BROMIDE ON FLORIDA

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................... .......

ABSTRACT .......... ....................................

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................

 Organization of this Report ..................................

SECTION 2. THE EVOLUTION AND USE OF METHYL BROMIDE IN THE
 VEGETABLE AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES ..................

 H historical Overview ......................................

 Development and Use of the Chemical .....................
 M ethyl Bromide in the Soil .............................
 Methyl Bromide as a Potential Contributor to Ozone
 D epletion . . . . . . . . .
 Legal Development Surrounding Methyl Bromide ................
 Methyl Bromide and Safety-Health Concerns ...................
 Application of Methyl Bromide as a Soil Fumigant ...............

SECTION 3. CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL ALTERNATIVES TO
 METHYL BROMIDE USE .............................

 Chemical Alternatives to Methyl Bromide ..........................

 Basamid Granular ...................................
 V orlex . . . . . . . . . . .
 Vapam ...........................................
 Telone II and Telone C-17 ..............................
 C holorpicrin . . . . . . . . . .

 Non-Chemical Alternatives ..................................

 Reduced Use of Methyl Bromide ................. ........
 Constructed Barriers .................................
 Crop Rotation ........... ................ .... ......


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