PMID- 17390790
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070425
LR  - 20171116
IS  - 1379-1176 (Print)
IS  - 1379-1176 (Linking)
VI  - 71
IP  - 2 Pt A
DP  - 2006
TI  - Critical use of methyl bromide for soil disinfestation in Belgium during 2005.
PG  - 179-84
AB  - During 2005, Belgium enforced a strict procedure for the assignment of 
      critical-use permits for methyl bromide (MeBr) as a soil disinfestant. This 
      procedure involved an inspection of the site before disinfestation by a 
      representative of a registered institute, and a mandatory demonstration of the 
      presence of a pest or disease for which a critical use permit could be granted 
      according to the Critical Use Nominations (CUNs). The procedure was subject to 
      random inspections by an independent institute. The results of these inspections 
      demonstrated proper and timely evaluation of the permit requests. A total of 113 
      requests for a MeBr disinfestation permit were submitted in 2005. Out of these, 
      105 referred to applications in 2005. The remaining 8 requests referred to 
      applications in 2006 and were denied a permit based on the lack of MeBr quotum 
      granted to Belgium for 2006. Of the 105 requests for applications in 2005, 93 
      received a MeBr application permit for soil disinfestation. These 93 permits 
      represented 15911 kg or 37.3% of the total quotum assigned to Belgium in 2005 
      (42676 kg). Most of the quotum was used for butterhead lettuce (11456 kg or 72% 
      of the applied MeBr). For most commodities, a surplus in quotum was available. 
      However, for chrysanthemum, the amount requested for critical use exceeded the 
      available quotum. The most important pests and diseases for which a permit was 
      assigned were Meloidogyne, Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Olpidium, Pythium, 
      Pyrenochaeta, Verticillium, and a combination of these fungi and nematodes. The 
      12 requests for which no permit was granted represented 2010 kg or 11.3% of the 
      total amount requested. In addition, institutes carrying out the assignment 
      procedure reported at least 62 extra cases where they had been contacted by a 
      grower but where no official permit request was filed based on the first 
      inspection. When including those cases, the total reduction of the potentially 
      used amount of MeBr is about 44 %. When adding an estimated 10 to 15% reduction 
      due to the use of alternatives by growers who did not start the permit assignment 
      procedure, the total reduction is approximately 50-55%.
FAU - Viaene, N
AU  - Viaene N
AD  - Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 96, 
      BE-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. nicole.viaene@ilvo.vlaanderen.be
FAU - Eloot, B
AU  - Eloot B
FAU - De Vis, R
AU  - De Vis R
FAU - Decadt, R
AU  - Decadt R
FAU - Vergote, N
AU  - Vergote N
FAU - Bleyaert, P
AU  - Bleyaert P
FAU - Peeters, L
AU  - Peeters L
FAU - Trybou, M
AU  - Trybou M
FAU - Heungens, K
AU  - Heungens K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Belgium
TA  - Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci
JT  - Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences
JID - 101200320
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Brominated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Soil)
RN  - 9V42E1Z7B6 (methyl bromide)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Belgium
MH  - Ecosystem
MH  - Fungi/drug effects
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Brominated/*supply & distribution
MH  - *Legislation, Drug
MH  - Nematoda/drug effects
MH  - Pesticides/*supply & distribution
MH  - Soil/*parasitology
MH  - *Soil Microbiology
EDAT- 2007/03/30 09:00
MHDA- 2007/04/26 09:00
CRDT- 2007/03/30 09:00
PHST- 2007/03/30 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/04/26 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/03/30 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci. 2006;71(2 Pt A):179-84.