Fumigation

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In the case of fumigation , a room is flooded with a poisonous gas to combat pests . Since the gases are mostly poisonous, special safety measures are required.

Fumigations are common when storing organic materials (e.g. grain storage, in port warehouses, silos, mills), and also in churches, museums, archives and libraries to combat woodworms and other material pests. In the 1970s, red fox burrows were also fumigated in Germany in order to curb rabies .

From the point of view of occupational safety , the Hazardous Substances Ordinance must be observed in Germany in addition to other provisions . Fumigants for pest control are regulated within the European Community by EU Regulation No. 528/2012.

See also

• Container fumigation , fumigants , disinfestation ,
• Monophosphine , hydrocyanic acid , rodenticide , Zyklon B
• Exterminator

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 22, 2012 on the making available on the market and the use of biocidal products. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .