Substances That Have Been Used as Fumigants-(1)
|
Fumigant and Chemical
Structure |
Physical State of
Fumigant as it is Applied |
Approx Boiling Point (C) |
|
|
|
Acrylonitrile (CH2=CHCN) |
Liquid |
77.3 |
Aluminum phosphide (AlP)(2) |
Solid |
|
Calcium cyanide (Ca(CN)2)(3) |
Solid (gas) |
|
Carbon disulfide (CS2) |
Liquid |
46.5 |
Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) |
Liquid |
76.7 |
Chloroform (CHCl3) |
Liquid |
61.62 |
Chloropicrin (CCl3NO2) |
Liquid |
112 |
Cyanogen bromide (BrCN) |
Liquid |
61-62 |
Cyanogen chloride (ClCN) |
Gas |
13.8 |
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
(CH2BrCHBrCh2Cl) |
Liquid |
196 |
1,3-Dichloropropene
(CHCl=CHCH2Cl) |
Liquid |
108 |
Ehtylene dibromide (CH2BrCH2Br) |
Liquid |
131-132 |
Ehtylene dichloride (CH2ClCH2Cl) |
Liquid |
83-84 |
Ethylene oxide (CH2 - CH2) |
Gas |
10.7 |
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) |
Liquid (gas) |
26 |
Magnesium phosphide (Mg3P2) |
Solid |
|
Methylbromide (CH3Br) |
Gas |
4.5 |
Methylene chloride (CH2Cl2) |
Liquid |
40 |
Naphthalene (C10H8) |
Solid |
|
Para-dichlorobenzene (C6H4Cl2) |
Solid |
|
Phosphine (PH3) |
Gas |
-87 |
Propylene dichloride (CH2ClCHClCH2) |
Liquid |
95-96 |
Propylene oxide (CH2 - CH-CH3) |
Gas |
-10 |
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) |
Gas |
55 |
Sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) |
Gas |
-55 |
1,1,1-trichloroethane (CH3CCl3) |
Liquid |
74 |
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Source: American National Standard for respiratory protection during
fumigation, ANSI Z88.3-1983