Editor's note: this story has been updated to give greater context to the comments by Dr Ian Porter. An expert has expressed concerns that Australia has failed to develop sustainable alternatives to ...

Methyl bromide, a common pesticide and fumigant used to kill everything from worms to termites, is at the top of the agenda of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, ...

The pesticide that sickened a Delaware family in the Virgin Islands is banned for indoor fumigation but U.S. growers will still legally use more than 375 metric tons of the chemical on fields this ...

Twenty years after federal officials recommended phasing out methyl bromide due to serious health risks, the toxic pesticide remains in widespread use across California, with some communities facing ...

The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is considered the most successful environmental treaty. As a result of this accord, worldwide production and use of ...

The question has gripped a nation of nervous rice consumers: Is the pesticide methyl bromide used in rice storage safe for people to ingest? Even though the gas has been used for decades as an ...

A 45-y-old man showed a gradual onset of erectile dysfunction 3 y ago. He was referred to us from a neurology clinic for evaluation and management of erectile dysfunction. He had worked in the ...