Difference between revisions of "Methyl bromide"

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Methyl Bromide (CH₃Br) is a chemical compound which is used to fumigate soil and many agricultural products. Because it contains bromine, it depletes stratospheric ozone and has an ozone depletion potential of 0.6.

Production of methyl bromide was scheduled to end in the United States on December 12, 2000.

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-'''Methyl Bromide''' ('''CH<sub>3</sub>Br''') is a compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and bromine.
+'''Methyl Bromide''' (CH<sub>3</sub>Br) is a [[chemical compound]] which is used to [[fumigation|fumigate]] soil and many agricultural products. Because it contains [[bromine]], it depletes stratospheric [[ozone]] and has an [[ozone depletion potential]] of 0.6.
-An effective pesticide, this compound is used to fumigate soil and many agricultural products. Because it contains [[bromine]], it depletes stratospheric ozone and has an ozone depletion potential of 0.6.
+Production of methyl bromide was scheduled to end in the [[United States]] on December 12, 2000.
-Production of [[methyl bromide]] was scheduled to end in the [[United States]] on 12/31/2000.
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