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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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Figures on teacher employment for this school year collected by the EDB are not yet available.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2021

The EDB told Reuters it received 269 teacher misconduct complaints from June 2019 to December 2020.

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

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

The cause of the panicked shelf cleaning was a chemical called ethylene dibromide, or EDB.

From Time Magazine Archive

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