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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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Poh also told the audience that the EDB was focusing on increasing "green finance" and renewable energy investments, including in the solar, wind and hydropower sectors.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

“The allegation by the so-called departing teachers is totally biased and unfounded on evidence,” the EDB said in a statement to Reuters.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 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

Consumers who fear any EDB at all can return to an old but forsaken faithful: plain white bread.

From Time Magazine Archive

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