Ethylene Oxide as a Fumigant for Food and Other Commodities
- 1 February 1930
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 23 (1) , 226-231
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/23.1.226
Abstract
Ethylene oxide, a recently discovered gas is an excellent fumigant for all types of foodstuffs. When used as directed with carbon dioxide it is non-flammable and non-explosive, easy and safe to use, effective against all types of stored product insects, and is reasonably inexpensive. It has been used successfully in treating stores, supply rooms, grain bins, fumigating vaults, etc., Dosages for the atmospheric and vacuum fumigation of various commodities are given.Keywords
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- Ethylene Oxide as a Fumigant1Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 1928