Removing methyl bromide from shipping operations

摘要

The deadline for the 1987 Montreal Protocol's phaseout by developed countries of methyl bromide(MeBr),a pesticide that depletes stratospheric ozone,came and went in 2005.Although some countries have achieved a 100% phaseout,others,including the U.S.,received exemptions for certain applications for which they claimed that no effective or affordable replacement existed for the pesticide.