State revealed as America’s overwhelming emitter of sulfuryl fluoride, used by $4.2bn pest-control industry to kill termites
  • Telorand
    16·
    2 months ago

    But research has increasingly found the gas is not as safe as once thought, in large part because it stays in the atmosphere for about 40 years.

    Oof. So even if use is reduced in practical cases, it’s still bad news.

    • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      2 months ago

      40 years sucks, but it’s well in the range of correctable in a single lifetime. We aren’t always so lucky with other potent GHGs. If CA can act quickly.