Environmental and health risks of sulfuryl fluoride, a fumigant replacement for methyl bromide.
Sulfuryl fluoride (SO(2)F(2)) is used primarily as a fumigant in replacement of methyl bromide, but it has the potential to contribute significantly to the global warming. This article introduces SO(2)F(2) in the physicochemical properties, the current uses in agriculture and industry, the toxicological data, and the environmental implications on the basis of its environmental properties. The health hazards of SO(2)F(2) and its probable decomposition products were also evaluated based on their occupational exposure limits and possible exposure sources. The resident and occupational exposure assessment was further discussed to understand seriousness of risk caused by SO(2)F(2) and its decomposition products.
Tsai
Wen-Tien
WT
Graduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. wttsai@mail.npust.edu.tw
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D005651:Fumigation / Q000379:methods; D057232:Global Warming; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013441:Sulfinic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D018675:Toxicity Tests
D000393:Air Pollutants; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D013441:Sulfinic Acids; C048899:sulfuryl fluoride; C005218:methyl bromide