sulfuryl
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sulfuryl
Example Sentences
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The pest control industry is under pressure to find new methods because the chemical, sulfuryl fluoride, is both a greenhouse gas and is also toxic to humans.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024
“Other greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are found everywhere across the U.S. On our sulfuryl fluoride map, only California lit up like a Christmas tree.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
California, a state known for its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policies, is ironically the nation's greatest emitter of one: sulfuryl fluoride.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Some pesticides, like sulfuryl fluoride, used on insects like termites and beetles, are themselves greenhouse gases: emitting one ton of sulfuryl fluoride is the equivalent of emitting nearly 5,000 tons of CO2.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2023
For fumigation to be effective, your whole house would need to be tented and infused with sulfuryl fluoride, or you would need to take the shelves to a company that has a fumigation vault.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2018
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