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EDB

American

Chemistry.

ethylene dibromide: a colorless liquid, C 2 H 4 Br 2 , used as an organic solvent, an additive in gasoline to prevent lead buildup, and a pesticide and soil fumigant, especially by citrus and grain farmers.

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Singapore's EDB also set a 2030 target for the energy and chemicals sector to increase the output of sustainable products by 1.5 times from 2019 levels.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2021

Majority-owned by Russia and Kazakhstan and also present in Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the EDB carries out project financing in infrastructure and industrial projects as well as transport and energy fields.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2021

He helped the agency impose controls on hazardous waste, restore and protect Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia and remove the pesticide ethylene dibromide, also known as EDB, from use on U.S. farms.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019

Because of a loophole in the law that exempted EDB from federal tolerance standards in 1956, these levels are voluntary, but the states are all expected to comply.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency responded to the furor by outlawing the use of EDB as a pesticide for grain and by recommending national standards for grain products already tainted by the chemical.

From Time Magazine Archive

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