California strawberry farmers may soon have a new pesticide to use on their fields. The state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation is recommending approving use of the soil fumigant methyl iodide.

I proposed the use of methyl iodide because it will not destroy the ozone layer as does methyl bromide, the fumigant it replaces. Much like other potent materials that are part of our everyday lives, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Methyl iodide, a highly toxic pesticide intended for large-scale plantings of ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Pesticides usually do their bug killing away from public view. But one such poison, a ...

A controversial pesticide intended for California's strawberry fields has been pulled from the market by its manufacturer, much to the applause of environmental groups that waged a long battle against ...

When Arysta LifeScience abruptly pulled methyl iodide off the U.S. market this week, it cited the “economic viability” of the controversial fumigant, which is used to sterilize soil before crops are ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 7, 2011) California’s approval of the dangerous and controversial agricultural chemical, methyl iodide, suffered serious questions with the release of new documents ...

We hear a lot about recalls these days. But last night it wasn’t ground turkey, cantaloupes, or peanut butter that was taken off the market. It was one of the most hotly contested pesticides in recent ...

AT THE BEGINNING of October, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of the highly toxic and controversial fumigant methyl iodide to control soil-borne diseases and pests, primarily in ...

THE ARTICLE on methyl iodide has me shaking my head (C&EN, Oct. 27, page 28). Every organic chemist in the world should shudder at the thought of producing massive amounts of methyl iodide to fumigate ...

Farmworkers weed strawberries in a field near California’s Central Coast. While methyl iodide dissipates before fruit is harvested for consumption, scientists worry exposure to the fumigant could harm ...

Despite protests, the EPA approved the use of this potent poison years ago, but a lawsuit moving through the courts could change that. When researchers want to intentionally create cancerous cells in ...