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PubMed1991

Exposure to inorganic bromides from greenhouse crops where methyl bromide was applied for soil fumigation.

The Authors determined the concentration of inorganic bromides in soil and tomatoes from greenhouses where soil fumigation had been performed using methyl bromide (greenhouse B) and alternative pest control systems (greenhouse A and greenhouse B) before planting. The results obtained demonstrate that concentration of inorganic bromides in foodstuffs should be considered as a marker of exposure to methyl bromide poisoning risk.

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PubMed1989

[Mutagenic activity of organic esters are likely to form from bromo-2 ethanol generated during fumigation using ethylene oxide].

The mutagenic potencies of 13 bromoethyl esters of natural organic acids, have been studied, by Ames's test (strains TA 98 and TA 100, with and without system of metabolisation, S9 mix). None of the 8 bromoethyl esters of linoleic, oleic, palmitic, stearic, lauric, myristic, cinnamic and fumaric acids is genotoxic. On the other hand the 5 others derived from gallic, oxalic, tartric acids (strain TA 100 with and without S9 mix), malic and citric acids (strain TA 100 with S9 mix) are mutagenic, the ester of gallic acid giving still a doubtful mutagenic response; their mutagenic potencies are 2 to 3 times smaller than that of bromo-2 ethanol. This observation, complemently with the mutagenicity of some organic esters of the chloro-2 ethanol, proves the potential danger of ethylene oxide used for the fumigation of foods or vegetables and medicinal plants containing much chloride and/or bromide.

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PubMed1983

Death and injury caused by methyl bromide, an insecticide fumigant.

Methyl bromide (MeBr) is used as an insecticide fumigant. Four deaths and three recent hospitalizations have resulted from exposures to MeBr in Dade County, FL. Six cases occurred during burglaries of tented houses over a nine-month period. In four lethal exposures, the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and malaise preceded fulminant respiratory failure. Two of these also had seizures, delirium, and agitation. Serum or plasma bromide ion levels ranged from 40 to 583 mg/L. Pulmonary edema, hyaline membranes, and hemorrhagic alveolitis were present at autopsy along with varying degrees of cerebral edema. The nonlethal exposures resulted in symptoms of conjunctival irritation, headache, or nausea. Plasma bromide concentrations varied between 17.5 and 321 mg/L. Methyl bromide characteristics, use, morbidity, and mortality in Florida during the past 25 years are reviewed. Remedies for illegal entry are proposed.

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PubMed1980

[On the problems in respect ot the formation of N-nitroso compound precursors when using alkylating agents in the fumigation of foodstuffs. I. Investigations of the formation of secondary amines by the action of ethylene oxide on primary amines and amino acids (author's transl)].

Special attention must be paid to the formation of secondary amines as precursors of nitrosamines as a possible consequence of the fumigation of foodstuffs with ethylene oxide. Investigations carried out in vitro show that secondary amines can result in various ways by reaction of the amine groups with ethylene oxide: 1. directly, by reaction of ethylene oxide with primary amines, 2. by reaction with amino acids followed by decarboxylation. Identification of the secondary amines produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide with primary amines or amino acids was carried out by means of thin layer chromatography. In this manner, the formation of methylamino ethanol, ethylamino ethanol and diethanolamine was demonstrated by the reaction of ethylene oxide with methylamine, ethylamine and ethanolamine. Furthermore, the reaction of ethylene oxide with glycine and serine followed by decarboxylation produced, depending upon the pH value, the compounds methylamino ethanol and diethanolamine.

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PubMed1984

Chemical carcinogenesis. A soil fumigant, 1,3-dichloropropene, as possible cause of hematologic malignancies.

Findings from three case reports suggest a causal relationship between exposure to a soil fumigant , 1,3- dichloropropene , and hematologic malignancy. Its chemical relationship to other carcinogens is noted. The purpose of this report is to record this evidence and alert physicians that prior exposure to this chemical of patients initially observed with neoplasms should be noted in the medical history.

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PubMed1988

Extrapyramidal and other neurologic manifestations associated with carbon disulfide fumigant exposure.

Three groups of pesticide-exposed grain workers from three different work facilities experienced chronic central and peripheral nervous system dysfunction that appeared to be exposure related. The grain inspectors, malt laboratory workers, and grain elevator workers displayed higher prevalence rates of atypical parkinsonism, cerebellar signs, hearing loss, and sensory changes than would be expected in a nonneurologic control population. The 21 self-selected patients included in this report exhibited cogwheel rigidity in 80% (17/21), decreased associated movements in 71% (15/21), distal sensory shading in 62% (13/21), intention tremulousness in 52% (11/21), resting tremulousness in 48% (10/21), and nerve conduction abnormalities in 44% (7/16). Carbon disulfide, a major component of the fumigant mixtures used, has been associated in the rayon industry, since the 1930s, with similar neurologic symptoms.

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PubMed2006

Fumigant activity of plant essential oils and components from horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), anise (Pimpinella anisum) and garlic (Allium sativum) oils against Lycoriella ingenua (Diptera: Sciaridae).

Plant essential oils from 40 plant species were tested for their insecticidal activities against larvae of Lycoriella ingénue (Dufour) using a fumigation bioassay. Good insecticidal activity against larvae of L. ingenua was achieved with essential oils of Chenopodium ambrosioides L., Eucalyptus globulus Labill, Eucalyptus smithii RT Baker, horseradish, anise and garlic at 10 and 5 microL L(-1) air. Horseradish, anise and garlic oils showed the most potent insecticidal activities among the plant essential oils. At 1.25 microL L(-1), horseradish, anise and garlic oils caused 100, 93.3 and 13.3% mortality, but at 0.625 microL L(-1) air this decreased to 3.3, 0 and 0% respectively. Analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry led to the identification of one major compound from horseradish, and three each from anise and garlic oils. These seven compounds and m-anisaldehyde and o-anisaldehyde, two positional isomers of p-anisaldehyde, were tested individually for their insecticidal activities against larvae of L. ingenua. Allyl isothiocyanate was the most toxic, followed by trans-anethole, diallyl disulfide and p-anisaldehyde with LC(50) values of 0.15, 0.20, 0.87 and 1.47 microL L(-1) respectively.

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PubMed1975

[Group separation of ethylene oxide 1,2-14c fumigated coca-powder derivatives and their distribution of radioactivity (author's transl)].

A procedure based on extraction, column chromatography and precipitation is described for the separation of ethylene oxide-1,2-14C fumigated coca-powder derivatives in 9 different groups. As it was found in wheat [1], the major portion of radioactivity lies in water extract; in coca-powder the major portion of radioactivity is also found in low molecular components.

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PubMed1977

[Residues of 1-14C-acrylonitrile in fumigated dry food (author's transl)].

Ten different kinds of dry food were fumigated with 10 g/m3 of 1-14C-Acrylonitrile (AN, 24 h, 20 degrees C). Residues of 0--19 mg/kg AN were found by Liquid-Scintillation-Spectrometry. The values become smaller as the density of the material increases. 30--70% of this agent are metabolised within two months.

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PubMed1976

[Isolation of the Derivatives from Coca-Powder Fumigated by Ethylene Oxide 1,2-14 C and their Structure Suggested on the Basis of I. R. and Mass-Spectrometry].

In Coca-powder fumigated with Ethylene Oxide-1,2(14)C, several derivatives were isolated by extraction and preparative Thin Layer Chromatography. Of the two compounds isolated from the water-extract, the structures have been suggested as N,N-Bis-(Di-Ethoxy-O-Hydroxy-ethyl)-Isoleucyl-Alanyl-Cysteine (MW = 569)and N-Ethoxy-O-Hydroxyethyl)-Tyrosine (MW = 269), based on I.R. and Mass Spectrometry. Their approximate concentrations were found to be 20 and 50 mg/kg respectively.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed1987

A large-scale fumigation system for investigating interactions between air pollution and cold stress on plants.

A new large-scale closed chamber fumigation system with cooling facilities is described for studying effects of low concentrations of SO(2), NO(2) and O(3) and low temperatures on woody species and herbaceous plants. The system is based on modified hemispherical greenhouses with a forced air ventilation system. This provides a chamber environment with low spatial variability of pollutant gas concentrations and rapid air circulation which allows exposure of plants at near ambient temperatures and relative humidity. Large capacity cooling units come into operation when ambient temperatures fall below 0 degrees C, and these allow chamber temperatures to be lowered by an additional 4 to 8 degrees C in experiments designed to test whether exposure to pollutants enhances the frost sensitivity of plants.

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PubMed1989

Peroxidative processes induced in bean leaves by fumigation with sulphur dioxide.

Bean plants have been fumigated for 1 h with 300 or 1000 nl litre(-1) SO(2). Dependent on the SO(2) concentration, we observed an evolution of ethane the leaves. Even with 1000 nl litre(-1) SO(2) the evolution lasted for only 4 h. Pretreatment of single leaves with the radical scavenger ethoxyquin prevented this SO(2)-induced ethane formation. Another indication for the initiation of radicalic peroxidative processes by SO(2) was obtained by the manipulation of the endogenous antioxidants vitamin C and glutathione. An increase of both compounds by application of precursors of both biosynthetic pathways could completely suppress peroxidative ethane evolution. We also found a very good quantitative correlation between endogenous glutathione and ethane formation after SO(2) treatment. During these peroxidative processes, several cell components like fatty acids, chlorophylls, carotenoids and vitamin C were decreased. Based on our results, a mechanism for SO(2) induction of radical reactions leading to peroxidation and the role of endogenous antioxidants are discussed.

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PubMed1990

Effects of low-level long-term ozone fumigation and acid mist on photosynthesis and stomata of clonal Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.).

Four clones of 3-year-old Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), grown on two soils, were from July 1986 to September 1987 exposed to ozone fumigation (50 microg m(-3) as a control, 100 microg m(-3) plus peaks between 130 and 360 microg m(-3) as treatment) and acid mist of pH 3.0 (versus mist pH 5.6 in the control). Climatic conditions, identical for both control and treatment, followed a diurnal and seasonal pattern characteristic of medium high altitudes of the Bavarian Forest, an area affected by the new-type forest decline. Gas-exchange measurements were carried out on the plants from December 1986 until the end of the 14-month's exposure using a series of climate-controlled minicuvettes. ANOVA of the four clones investigated towards the end of the experiment gave hints of a treatment-related depression of the photosynthetic capacity of the previous year's needles (age-class 1986). Within this age-class only one of the clones (11) showed a significant treatment effect, indicating an age-class dependence and a genetic influence of the treatment-related depression of the photosynthetic capacity. The current year's flush was not impaired through the ozone and acid mist exposure. Analysis also revealed clear effects of soil, clone and needle age on photosynthetic parameters.

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PubMed1991

Effects of open-top chamber fumigations with ozone on three fungal leaf diseases of wheat and the mycoflora of the phyllosphere.

Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Turbo) was exposed in open-top chambers to six different ozone levels (8-h daily means from 12.4 to 122 microg m(-3)), to non-filtered air and to chamberless field conditions for 31 days from seedling stage through ear emergence. Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis DC. f.sp. tritici Marchal) which developed during the exposure period was significantly enhanced from 0.3/0.6% (two chamber replicates), 1.2/2.1%, 0.9/2.2% in charcoal-filtered air (CF) to 1.5/1.6%, 3.7/4.3%, 4.4/4.6% at the highest level of ozone, on the flag leaf, second and third leaf position, respectively. Post-exposure inoculation with Septoria nodorum Berk. led to increases of disease severity on the flag leaf from 40.9/43.6% in CF to 66.3/70.6% at the highest ozone concentration and on the ears from 15.7/16.5% to 26.3/26.6%. In the same comparison, severity of spot blotch following inoculation with Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoem. (syn. Helminthosporium sativum Pamm., King et Bakke) was increased on the flag leaf from 3.6/8.9% to 12.3/23.4%. The three diseases examined correlated significantly with the ozone treatments in fumigated chambers. Disease severity was enhanced even on undamaged plant tissue (flag leaves). Infections of the two facultative pathogens on lower leaf positions started only in part from visible ozone lesions, mildew did not start from such lesions. No significant effects of ozone in the chambers on the saprobial colonization of the phyllosphere were detected, whereas there were marked differences in this respect between plants from the field and the chambers. At the highest ozone treatment, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoids on the second leaf position declined significantly, which was associated with symptoms of premature senescence. Senescing effects of ozone are therefore assumed to be one major factor in predisposing wheat for necrotrophic leaf pathogens. Surprisingly, injurious and predisposing effects of ozone were completely absent in chambers supplied with non-filtered air containing ambient ozone at doses equivalent to those in CF + ozone chambers. Evidently, biological effects of ozone in pure air and in ambient air may differ markedly.

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PubMed1994

The effects of SO2 fumigation on the nitrogen metabolism of aseptically grown spruce seedlings.

Aseptically grown spruce seedlings were cultivated in a hydroponic system, where the roots were separated from the shoots by a gastight, silicone material. The plants were fumigated with four SO(2) concentrations (93, 190, 270 and 530 microg m(-3)) for nine weeks. Up to 270 microg m(-3) of SO(2), an inhibition of nitrogen metabolism (enzyme activities of nitrate reductase (NR) and glutamine sythetase (GS) and nitrate content) in the shoot was compensated by a stimulation in the root, while nitrogen uptake was unaffected. Only the treatment with 530 microg m(-3) of SO(3) decreased enzyme activities, nitrate content in both roots and shoots as well as nitrate uptake, and inhibited the growth of plants. Increases in the content of thiols and superoxidismutase activity are discussed in terms of SO(2) detoxification.

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PubMedDate not supplied

Subchronic neurotoxicity in rats of the structural fumigant, sulfuryl fluoride.

Inhalation exposure of male and female Fischer 344 rats to sulfuryl fluoride [Vikane (Dow Chemical Company) gas fumigant] at 300 ppm for 6 hr/day, 5 days week, for 13 weeks caused diminished weight gain, dental fluorosis, a slight decrease in grooming, decreased flicker fusion threshold, slowing of flash, auditory and somatosensory evoked potentials, mild nasal and pulmonary inflammation, mild kidney effects, and mild vacuolation in the brain. Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and brain histology were evaluated two months postexposure in 2 male and 2 female rats. Both the ABRs and brain histology were within normal limits at this time, indicating that these treatment effects were, to at least a great extent, reversible. Exposure to 100 ppm resulted in dental fluorosis and very minor slowing of some evoked responses; all other measures, including brain histology, were normal. No treatment effects were noted at 30 ppm.

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PubMed2001

Efficacy of essential oil of Ocimum basilicum L. and O. gratissimum L. applied as an insecticidal fumigant and powder to control Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.)

Essential oils from sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum, and African basil, O. gratissimum, (Labiatae) grown in Guinea were obtained by steam distillation. Following exposure of newly emerged adult beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) to 12h of fumigation using pure essential oils at a dose of 25&mgr;l/vial, 80% mortality was recorded for O. basilicum, 70% for O. gratissimum and 0% in the control. A significant difference was observed between the responses of males and females with males exhibiting greater sensitivity. When 1g of aromatized powder was applied to adults, a 50% lethal concentration at 48h was found to be 65&mgr;l/g for O. basilicum and 116&mgr;l/g of O. gratissimum oils. The essential oils from the two plant species exhibited a significant effect both on the egg hatch rate and on the emergence of adults. The egg hatch rate was reduced to 3% with O. basilicum and 15% with O. gratissimum using an essential oil concentration of 30&mgr;l, whereas the egg hatch rate for the control was 95%. When compared with the control (97%), adult emergence dropped to 0% with O. basilicum and to 4% with O. gratissimum. Storage bioassays were run to assess the long-term effect of powders aromatized with essential oils of Ocimum. Complete protection was observed over 3 months starting at a dose of 400&mgr;l in the case of both oils. From a germination test, it was concluded that aromatized powders have no significant effect on the seed germination rate. After 5d, a rate of 88% germination was seen in seeds treated with aromatized powder and protected from insects, compared with 97% for untreated seeds that were not exposed to insects.

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PubMed2001

Effect of chronic ozone fumigation on the photosynthetic process of poplar clones showing different sensitivity.

Rooted cuttings from two poplar clones (Populus x euramericana, I-214, and Populus deltoides x maximowiczii, Eridano) were exposed for 15 days to diurnal square-wave treatment with ozone (60 nL L-1 for 5 h day-1). Completely fully expanded leaves exposed to ozone showed a reduction in net CO2 assimilation rate as compared to the control leaves during whole exposure period in both the clones. The reduction was related to a strong stomatal closure in clone I-214, but also to an altered mesophyll activity ascribed to limitation of the dark reactions of photosynthetic process. The results obtained in leaves of I-214 subjected to long-term fumigation seem to support the view that the decrease in quantum yield of electron transport may be a mechanism to down-regulate photosynthetic electron transport so that production of ATP and NADPH would be in equilibrium with the decreased demand in the Calvin cycle. In Eridano the CO2 assimilation was reduced because of the exposure and any alteration in stomatal conductance was observed. Thus, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters showed that an inhibition of photosystem II had occurred (reduction in Fv/Fm ratio), while no alterations in quenching parameters were observed upon illumination. The results seem to indicate that an alternative sink for reducing equivalent, other than carbon metabolism is present.

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