Critical use nominations for methyl bromide submitted in 2005
Nominating
Party:
Canada
Descriptive title of
nomination:
Crop name or postharvest use:
Quantity of methyl
bromide requested
in 2007:
Reasons why
alternatives are not
technically and
economically
feasible:
Critical use nomination for flour mills in Canada
Descriptive title of
nomination:
Crop name or postharvest use:
Quantity of methyl
bromide requested
in 2007:
Reasons why
alternatives are not
technically and
economically
feasible:
Descriptive title of
nomination:
Crop name or postharvest use:
Quantity of methyl
bromide requested
in 2007:
Reasons why
alternatives are not
technically and
economically
feasible:
Mills
30.167 tonnes
Participants in the nomination are in the process of evaluating the
feasibility of heat treatment. Eco2Fume has recently received registration
in Canada and as such the milling industry will commence evaluation of
the product. Time for commercial scale-up is required. Sulfuryl fluoride
is not yet registered in Canada; it remains under evaluation by the Pest
Management Regulatory Agency.
Critical use nomination for strawberry runners grown in the
province of Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Strawberry runners (PEI)
7.995 tonnes
There are no technically feasible alternatives available to growers in PEI.
 Alternatives containing 1,3-Dichloropropene are prohibited in PEI.
 Chloropricrin 100 is only registered for tobacco in Canada.
 MIDAS™ (iodomethane) is not yet registered in Canada.
Critical use nomination for strawberry runners grown in the
province of Quebec
Strawberry runners (Quebec)
1.826 tonnes
There are no technically feasible alternatives available to growers in
Quebec.
 Chloropricrin 100 is only registered for tobacco in Canada.
 MIDAS™ (iodomethane) is not yet registered in Canada.
 Telone has not proven to be effective in the production of
pest/pathogen free plants.