Residues of Ethylene Dibromide, Methyl Bromide, and Ethylene Chlorobromide Resulting from Fumigation of Fruits and Vegetables Infested with Fruit Flies13

1970 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1093-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. T. Seo ◽  
J. W. Balock ◽  
A. K. Burditt ◽  
K. Ohinata
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Ethylene Dibromide

Inorganic bromide residue in bananas, bell capsicums (sweet peppers), cherries and apples following fumigation with ethylene dibromide and methyl bromide

1976 ◽  
Vol 16 (82) ◽  
pp. 780 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Singh ◽  
LE Rippon ◽  
WS Gilbert ◽  
BL Wild
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Maximum Residue Limit ◽  
Ethylene Dibromide ◽  
Light Brown Apple Moth ◽  
United States Food ◽  
States Food

Inorganic bromide residues were evaluated from fumigation schedules available in Australia for use against Queensland fruit fly, Dacus tryoni (Froggatt) and light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) in fruit and vegetables. Capsicums were fumigated for two hours at 20�C with 22 g m-3 ethylene dibromide (EDB). Bromide residues (40-45 �g g-1) were in excess of the maximum residue limit of 10 �g g-1 of the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S.F.D.A.) and the current 20 �g g-1 recommendation of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (N.H.M.R.C.). Bananas were fumigated with dosages of 10, 12 and 14 g m-3 EDB for two hours at 20�C. Bromide residues increased with increasing dosages, and ranged from 11.7 to 15.6 �g g-1. Residues were within the recommended 20 �g g-1 limit of the N.H.M.R.C., but exceeded the 10 �g g-1 limit of the U.S.F.D.A. Cherries were fumigated for two hours at 15�C with 24 and 48 g m-3 methyl bromide (MB). Bromide residues (up to 8 �g g-1) were well within the 20 �g g-1 N.H.M.R.C. and U.S.F.D.A. limits. Apples were fumigated for two hours at 15�C with 24 g MB m-3 and at 7�C with 32 g MB m-3. Residues approximated or were less than the 5 �g g-1 limit of the U.S.F.D.A. and considerably lower than the 20 �g g-1 N.H.M.R.C. recommendation.

A Review of Bromine Determination in Foods

1975 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton E Getzendaner
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Ethylene Dibromide ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Instrumental Methods ◽  
Bromine Determination

Abstract Organic compounds containing bromine, including methyl bromide, ethylene dibromide, and l,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, have been used extensively for the fumigation of foods, or soils in which foods grow, making it necessary to determine residues of bromine and bromine-containing organic compounds. A large number of methods for the determination of bromine in foods, as organic, inorganic, and combined total bromide, have been developed. In methods for organic bromide, the bromine is converted to the inorganic form for measurement by titration, photometry, or other means. In recent years, instrumental methods have been developed in which the total bromine in the sample is determined, regardless of the state in which it exists. X-ray fluorescence and neutron activation analysis are the 2 instrumental methods used most widely. Residue data are presented for some typical bromine-containing samples.

Photoabsorption spectra of gaseous methyl bromide, ethylene dibromide, nitrosyl bromide, thionyl chloride, and sulfuryl chloride

1978 ◽  
Vol 82 (20) ◽  
pp. 2252-2257 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Uthman ◽  
P. J. Demlein ◽  
T. D. Allston ◽  
M. C. Withiam ◽  
M. J. McClements ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thionyl Chloride ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Sulfuryl Chloride ◽  
Ethylene Dibromide

scholarly journals High pressure waterwashing to remove pests from capsicums

2010 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 118-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.E. Jamieson ◽  
N.E.M. Page-Weir ◽  
A. Chhagan ◽  
S. Olsson ◽  
P.G. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Water Washing ◽  
Pressure Water

Removal of pests on export fruit before packing using high pressure waterwashing is used commercially in New Zealand for apples and avocados and has the potential to be extended to other fruits and vegetables Mealybugs thrips and mites are intercepted on exported capsicums and the presence of species of quarantine importance results in methyl bromide fumigation which disrupts export reduces fruit quality and is costly The removal of mealybugs from naturally infested capsicums was measured after high pressure water washing at 50 75 100 125 150 175 or 200 psi and compared with results from an untreated control Before treatment capsicums had an average of 1237 live mealybugs per fruit At 3 days after high pressure waterwashing the numbers of live mealybugs on treated capsicums ranged from 38 to 118 per fruit resulting in 5885 reduction This compared with an average of 44 mealybugs on untreated capsicums at 3 days after treatment

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON APHIDS AND WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS ON FLORAL PRODUCTS

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 554g-555
Author(s):  
Virginia R. Walter ◽  
Mark D. Shelton ◽  
Richard A. Cavaletto
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Western Flower Thrips ◽  
Pacific Rim ◽  
Insect Control ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Flower Thrips

Shipments of floral products to Pacific rim markets must meet stringent pest-free requirements. Conventional fumigation methods with methyl bromide will soon become unavailable. Studies show that controlled atmosphere (CA) environments can offer effective insect control. Currently, CA overseas marine shipping is occuring with fresh fruits and vegetables. These shipments use microprocessors to precisely control O2, CO2, temperature and relative humidity. This study is evaluating similar commercial shipments with fresh flowers and foliage under low temperature and low O2 and high CO2 atmospheres. Preliminary results with shipments conducted by TransFresh to Guam indicate that properly maintained CA shipments of 0.5 % O2 kill insects and that flowers in properly maintained atmospheres can withstand 14 days of marine shipment with minimum effect on post-harvest life. Adequate regulation of CA storage during transit seems to be the primary limitation to the expansion of floral markets using this method of shipment.

MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE ACTION OF SOME SELECTED SOIL FUMIGANTS

1953 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. N. Wensley
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Soil Fumigation ◽  
Population Trends ◽  
Root Knot Nematodes ◽  
Ethylene Dibromide ◽  
Biological Basis ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Soil Fumigants

Microbiological studies involving the use of three soil fumigants, methyl bromide, a propane–propene mixture, and ethylene dibromide, established a biological basis for the evaluation of soil fumigants as fungicides, bactericides, and actinomycides and provided quantitative and qualitative data from which the efficacy of each fumigant was rated as high, medium, low, and poor in each capacity and permitted a study of the significance of population trends. Due emphasis was placed on the two factors, concentration of the fumigant and the period of confined exposure, by determining the value of each factor required to produce, under controlled conditions of temperature and soil moisture, a 90% reduction in numbers of each microbiological group. Methyl bromide proved to be the most effective fumigant in all three capacities while ethylene dibromide formulations were least effective. The concentrations of, and exposure periods to, ethylene dibromide and the propane–propene mixture required to give satisfactory reduction of the three microbiological populations are considered high and neither fumigant is recommended as a fungicide, bactericide, or actinomycide. However, ethylene dibromide proved to be more effective than methyl bromide against root-knot nematodes and is recommended for use in this capacity. Soil fumigation effectively altered the microbiological balance in favor of fungi that were normally suppressed by a predominance of aspergilli and penicillia. Of four physiological groups of bacteria studied, nitrifiers and cellulose decomposers were most severely reduced in numbers by methyl bromide fumigation. The actinomycetes showed a greater tolerance of fumigation than either the fungi or bacteria.

Analysis of Grains for Multiple Residues of Organic Fumigants

1969 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 800-805
Author(s):  
Bernadette Malone
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Carbon Tetrachloride ◽  
Electron Capture ◽  
Carbon Disulfide ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Steam Distillation ◽  
Acid Reflux ◽  
Ethylene Dichloride ◽  
Ethylene Dibromide

Abstract A sweep co-distillation procedure, a published steam distillation procedure, and an adaptation of an established acid reflux procedure for isolating fumigant residues were compared. Residues were detectable by electron capture gas chromatography at levels approaching or surpassing 0.1 ppm. Fumigants used were carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulfide, ethylene dichloride, ethylene dibromide, methyl bromide, and chloroform. Comparison of the three methods, using the same detection for all, showed that acid reflux was the most promising procedure for recovering added fumigants from grain and extracting fumigation residues. This procedure should be further refined.

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