Quarantine and Preshipment (QPS) Uses of Methyl Bromide in Australia, and Potential for the Replacement of Methyl Bromide in QPS Uses. This report provides an analysis of current methyl bromide (MB) requirements and use in Australia (as at the end of 2006 unless otherwise stated), and potential scenarios until 2020, with a particular emphasis on quarantine and pre-shipment uses of MB as defined by the Montréal Protocol.

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Concentrations of Methyl Bromide after Release from Operations in a Major Australian Port The contours on this graph were created after readings were taken from live fumigations at the Port depots, and results incorporated into computer models showing gas dispersions. Present fumigation methods result in risks categorised as ranging up to Moderate and Extreme, risks which can exceed current and proposed regulatory criteria. Nordiko's systems reduce these risks by recapturing the highly toxic gases that are used in fumigation.

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APVMA Final Report and Regulatory Decision - June 2007

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Report reconsidering the registration of products containing methyl bromide and their labels can be viewed via this link.

IPPC: Annex 4 of CPM 2008/2 - draft ISPM: replacement or reduction of methyl bromide as a phytosanitary measure  ( PUBLICATION )  

[DRAFT] This standard  provides guidance to National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) on the replacement of or reduction in the use of methyl bromide as a phytosanitary measure in order to reduce emissions of methyl bromide.

IMO Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships: 9 June 2008

During the eighty-fourth session of the Martime Safety Committee (held from 7-16 May 2008), the following Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships, were approved.

http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id%3D22227/1265.pdf

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