mahanpots on wed 1 jun 11
I've been using free pallet wood for firing my wood kiln, and I've discover=
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ed that most of the pallet wood I've been using has been fumigated with met=
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hyl bromide, a very toxic pesticide.
Apparently, the pallets were made in Pakistan. I get them from a guy down t=
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he road who recycles pallets. After disassembling used pallets, he stacks v=
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arious boards outdoors for me and another potter to pick up.
It's a great source of free hardwood, but now I'm wondering about exposure =
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to residual pesticide. I've started using a fan to blow sawdust away from m=
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e when cutting the boards and also using a mask to avoid breathing dust. I'=
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ve searched the internet for information. Some folks say the chemical dissi=
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pates quickly and there should be no problems, while some say wear gloves a=
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nd a respirator when handling. Apparently, there are two methods to kill bu=
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gs in wood used for pallets: heat treatment and methyl bromide. Methyl brom=
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ide has been used (and may still be used) to fumigate soil in agriculture (=
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tomatoes and strawberries) and fumigate dry grains before storing. I'm wond=
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ering if anyone on the list here has any experience or knowledge they can s=
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hare about methyl bromide and pallets. You can view my blog for more inform=
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ation: http://fromthegrounduppots.blogspot.com/2011/05/methyl-bromide-hmmmm=
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mmm.html#disqus_thread
Edouard Bastarache on wed 1 jun 11
Hazardous Decomposition Products :
Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen bromide (HBr),
bromine fumes.
HBr : hydrobromic acid,
http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/HY/hydrobromic_acid.html
Bromie:
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Bromine-9927659
Gis,
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Quebec
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----- Original Message -----
From: "mahanpots"
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Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:13 AM
Subject: methyl bromide in pallet wood?
I've been using free pallet wood for firing my wood kiln, and I've
discovered that most of the pallet wood I've been using has been fumigated
with methyl bromide, a very toxic pesticide.
Apparently, the pallets were made in Pakistan. I get them from a guy down
the road who recycles pallets. After disassembling used pallets, he stacks
various boards outdoors for me and another potter to pick up.
It's a great source of free hardwood, but now I'm wondering about exposure
to residual pesticide. I've started using a fan to blow sawdust away from m=
e
when cutting the boards and also using a mask to avoid breathing dust. I've
searched the internet for information. Some folks say the chemical
dissipates quickly and there should be no problems, while some say wear
gloves and a respirator when handling. Apparently, there are two methods to
kill bugs in wood used for pallets: heat treatment and methyl bromide.
Methyl bromide has been used (and may still be used) to fumigate soil in
agriculture (tomatoes and strawberries) and fumigate dry grains before
storing. I'm wondering if anyone on the list here has any experience or
knowledge they can share about methyl bromide and pallets. You can view my
blog for more information:
http://fromthegrounduppots.blogspot.com/2011/05/methyl-bromide-hmmmmmmm.htm=
l#disqus_thread
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