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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 of Termites, 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
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Greater Los Angeles Area dominates U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride, a potent greenhouse gas. Gaeta, D.C., Vimont, I.J., Miller, B.R., Zhang, M. and Miller, S.M. AGU Fall Meeting 2021. AGU.
- A15K-1789 - Greater Los Angeles Area dominates U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride, a potent greenhouse gas
. Gaeta, D.C., Vimont, I.J., Miller, B.R., Zhang, M. and Miller, S.M. In AGU Fall Meeting 2021. AGU.
- California dominates U.S. emissions of the pesticide and potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride. Gaeta, D.C. et al. (2024) California dominates U.S. emissions of the pesticide and potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride, Communications Earth & Environment. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01294-x
- Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Warming Potential of SO2F2. Papadimitriou, V.C. et al. (2008) ‘Experimental and theoretical study of the atmospheric chemistry and global warming potential of so2F2’, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 112(49), pp. 12657–12666. Available at: https://www.ippc.int/static/media/files/publications/en/2013/06/05/1309266200_2006-102_SulfurylFlourideWoodPac.pdf.
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