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Sulfuryl fluoride
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Structural Fumigants_sulfuryl_fluoride_&_methyl_bromide.pdf
- Product Names:
ProFume (Dow)
Vikane (Dow)
Zythor (Ensystex II)
- Chemical Class: Inorganic fungicide, insecticide, rodenticide
- Uses: Fumigation of closed structures and their contents such as domestic dwellings, garages, barns, storage buildings, commercial warehouses, ships in port, and railroad cars; targets termites, powder post beetles, old house borers, bedbugs, carpet beetles, clothes moths, cockroaches, rats and mice.
- Alternatives: Least-Toxic controls ofTermites, cockroaches, moths, bedbugs, and mice
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
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