Environmental and health risks of sulfuryl fluoride, a fumigant replacement for methyl bromide

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-145

  Tsai, Wen Tien ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

environmental implication; exposure assessment; fluoride; fumigation; health hazard; sulfuryl fluoride

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTY; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE SOURCES; FLUORIDE; METHYL BROMIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; FUMIGATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

HEALTH RISKS;

FUMIGANT; METHYL BROMIDE; SULFURYL FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUMIGATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFINIC ACIDS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 77953708748     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: 15324095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10590501.2010.481806     Document Type: Review

References (43)

1. Prather MJ, Hsu J. NF3, the greenhouse gas missing from Kyoto. Geophys Res Lett. 2008; 35: L12810, doi:10.1029/2008GL034542.
2. Tsai WT. Environmental and health risk analysis of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), a toxic and potent greenhouse gas. J Hazard Mater. 2008; 159:257-263.
3. Bell CH. Replacing methyl bromide use for premises and commodities. Intern Pest Control. 2002; 44:115-117.
4. Ha W, Youn JI, Kim YJ. Environmentally conscious gas mixtures for magnesium melt protection. Mater Sci Forum. 2006; 510-511:806-809.
5. Dillon TJ, Horowitz A, Crowley JN. The atmospheric chemistry of sulfuryl fluoride, SO2F2. Atmos Chem Phys. 2008; 8:1547-1557.
6. Muhle J, Huang J, Weiss RF, Prinn RG, Miller BR, Salameh PK, Harth CM, Fraser PJ, Porter LW, Greally BR, O'Doherty S, Simmonds PG. Sulfuryl fluoride in the global atmosphere. J Geophys Res. 2009; 114:D05306, doi:10.1029/ 2008JD011162.
7. Papadimitriou VC, Portmann RW, Fahey DW, Muhle J, Weiss RF, Burkholder JB. Experimental and theoretical study of the atmospheric chemistry and global warming potential of SO2F2. J Phys Chem. 2008; A 112:12657-12666.
8. Krieger RI. Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, 2nd edition. San Diego: Academic Press; 2001.
9. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices. Cincinnati, Ohio: ACGIH; 2002.
10. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Safety and Health Topics: Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs). Washington, DC: OSHA; 2003.
11. Cotton FA, Wilkinson G, Murillo CA, Bochmann M. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1999.
12. Cady GH, Misra S. Hydrolysis of sulfuryl fluoride. Inorg Chem. 1974; 13:837-841.
13. Tsai WT. The decomposition products of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6): reviews of environmental and health risk analysis. J Fluorine Chem. 2007; 128:1345-1352.
14. Sulbaek Andersen MP, Blake DR, Rowland FS, Hurley MD, Wallington TJ. Atmospheric chemistry of sulfuryl fluoride: reaction with OH radicals, Cl atoms and O3, atmospheric lifetime, IR spectrum, and global warming potential. Environ Sci Technol. 2009; 43:1067-1070.
15. Lide DR, Jr, Mann DE, Fristrom RM. Microwave spectrum and structure of sulfuryl fluoride. J Chem Phys. 1957; 26:734-739.
16. Muetterties EL, Richardson RD. Sulfuryl fluoride. Inorg Synthesis. 1960; 6:158-161.
17. Derrick MR, Burgess HD, Baker MT, Binnie NE. Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane): a review of its use as a fumigant. J Am Inst Conserv. 1990; 29:77-90.
18. Heuser SG. Volumetric determination of concentrations of sulfuryl fluoride in air. Anal Chem. 1963; 35:1476-1479.
19. Bockhoff FJ, Petrella RV, Pace EL. Thermodynamic properties of sulfuryl fluoride from 12K to its boiling point. Entropy from molecular and spectroscopic data. J Chem Phys. 1960; 32:799-804.
20. Kenaga EF. Some biological, chemical and physical properties of sulfuryl fluoride as an insecticidal fumigant. J Econ Entomol. 1957; 50:1-6.
21. O'Neil MJ (Ed.): The Merck Index, 14th edition. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck; 2006.
22. Poling BE, Prausnitz JM, O'Connell JP. The Properties of Gases and Liquids, 5th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.
23. Hobbs JP. Sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2): an alternative to SF6 for blanketing in the Mg industry. 2nd International Conference on SF6 and the Environment, Nov. 21-22, 2002, San Diego, Cal., USA.
24. Tucceri ME, Badenes MP, Cobos CJ. Ab initio and density functional theory study of enthalpies of formation of F2SOx and FClSOx (x = 1, 2). J Fluorine Chem. 2002; 116:135-141.
25. Cartwright M, Woolf AA. Heat of formation of sulfuryl fluoride and stability of fluorosulphates. J Fluorine Chem. 1977; 9:492-493.
26. Tomlin CDS (Ed.): The Pesticide Manual, 10th edition. Farnham, Surry, UK: British Crop Protection Council; 1994.
27. Bell CH. Fumigation in the 21st century. Crop Protection. 2000; 19:563-569.
28. Bartholomaeus AR, Haritos VS. Review of the toxicology of carbonyl fluoride, a new grain fumigant. Food Chem Toxicol. 2005; 43:1687-1701.
29. Kashiwagi D, Takai A, Takubo T, Nagaoka K, Inoue T, Takita Y. Metal phosphate catalysts effective for degradation of sulfur hexafluoride. Ind Eng Chem Res. 2009; 48:632-640.
30. Calvert GM, Mueller CA, Fajen JM, Chrislip DW, Russo J, Briggle T, Fleming LE, Suruda AJ, Steenland K. Health effects associated with sulfuryl fluoride and methyl bromide exposure among structural fumigation workers. Am J Public Health. 1998; 88:1774-1780.
31. Alexeeff GV, Kilgore WW. Methyl bromide. Residue Rev. 1983; 88:101-153.
32. Nitschke KD, Eisenbrandt DL. Sulfuryl fluoride. In: Krieger RI. (Ed.) Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, 2nd ed. San Diego, Cal., USA: Academic Press; 2001:1881-1896.
33. Mattsson JL, Albee RR, Eisenbrandt DL, Chang LW. Subchronic neurotoxicity in rats of the structural fumigant, Sulfuryl fluoride. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 1988; 10:127-133.
34. Schneir A, Clark RF, Kene M, Betten D. Systemic fluoride poisoning and death from inhalational exposure to sulfuryl fluoride. Clin Toxicol. 2005; 46:850-854.
35. Mendrala AL, Markham DA, Eisenbrandt DL. Rapid uptake, metabolism, and elimination of inhaled sulfuryl fluoride fumigant by rats. Toxicol Sci. 2005; 86:239-247.
36. Dean JA. Lang's Handbook of Chemistry, 15th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999.
37. Genium's Handbook of Safety, Health, and Environmental Data for Common Hazardous Substances. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999.
38. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Atlanta, GA: NIOSH; 2004.
39. Nuckolls JG, Smith DC, Walls WE, Oxley DW, Hackler RL, Tripathi RK, Armstron CW, Miller GB. Fatalities resulting from sulfuryl fluoride exposure after home fumigation- Virginia. JAMA. 1987; 258:2041-2044.
40. Anger WK, Moody L, Burg J, Brightwell WS, Taylor BJ, Russo JM, Dickerson N, Setzer JV, Johnson BL, Hicks K. Neurobehavioral evaluation of soil and structural fumigators using methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride. Neurotoxicology. 1986; 7:137-156.
41. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Climate Change 2007-The Scientific Basis. Geneva, Switzerland: IPCC; 2007.
42. Scheffrahn RH, Hsu RC, Osbrink WLA, Su NY. Fluoride and sulfate residues in foods fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride. J Agric Food Chem. 1989; 37:203-206.
43. Scheffrahn RH, Bodalbhai L, Su NY. Residues of methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride in manufacturer-packaged household foods following fumigation. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 1992; 48:821-827.