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From ERM—WEST <br /> PHDHE `Ho. : 7'14 476 -J053 19,34 8:���1 P« <br /> i <br /> 76 <br /> u, PR.(3DUCTION, IHPORT, USE, AND DISPOSAL <br /> prior to tha cane.re77.wt.ion of perti.ciaw uUms, 1,2-dibroMO-3-chloro- <br /> propane wag used extensively. A total of 9.$ millian pounds of 1,2-dibromo- <br /> 3. 4hloropropono were applicd in 1974 (NTP 1985) . Its California, 831 ,000 <br /> wounds of the chemical ware. Applied, mainly on ,rapes and tomatoes, during <br /> 1D77 (w £.1051 . The volume ut applloa to <br /> pinsapple fields in HAwaii between 1979 and 19B5 was probably uulte high sinsc <br /> during sruol, of that time, Lho uhamival was the prcferred fUmiga0l Wr use an <br /> pineapple fields (Albraclzt 1987) . <br /> 4,4 DISPOSAL <br /> 1 ,2-Dibromo-S-chloropropane has teen identified as a hazardous waste by <br /> EPA, and the disposal of this compuund is regulated under the Metal Resourw <br /> Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (EPA 1988b, 19880 . Specific information <br /> r-ogarding federal regulations pig Clic land disposal. of 1,201bromo-3- <br /> chloropropane are provided in the Code of Federal RegW ations (EPA 1988c') . Nc, <br /> acceptable Chemical decontrawja&L1uU in known for 1,2-di'bromo-3-chloro-propane <br /> (HSDB 1989) . Dilution of the chemical with a flammable solvent is necessary <br /> for incineration to be effective, ani Lhe products rust be passed through <br /> scrubbers to remove the hydroBan bromide and hydrogen chloride that is <br /> produced (USDD 1909) . <br /> ***DRArT MR PUBLIC CO MENT**'" <br />