Impact of sporicidal fumigation with methyl bromide or methyl iodide on electronic equipment.

Alden C Adrion, Rudolf H Scheffrahn, Shannon Serre, Sang Don Lee

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Article in Journal of environmental management, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alden C AdrionOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Postdoctoral Fellow, USA; United States Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA. Electronic address: alden.c.adrion.civ@mail.mil.

Rudolf H ScheffrahnFort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, Florida, 33314, USA. Electronic address: rhsc@ufl.edu.

Shannon SerreUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA. Electronic address: serre.shannon@epa.gov.

Sang Don LeeUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA. Electronic address: lee.sangdon@epa.gov.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of sporicidal fumigation with methyl bromide or methyl iodide on the functionality of valuable electronic equipment was evaluated using desktop computers as surrogates under target conditions of 200-250 mg/L fumigant for 48 h at 24-30 °C and 75-85% RH. Methyl iodide fumigation damaged light-emitting diodes and optical films in computer displays that were powered-on during fumigation. After five months of post-fumigation operation, five out of six methyl-bromide-fumigated and all six methyl-iodide-fumigated DVD ± RW optical drives failed. Deterioration of rubber spacers critical to maintaining correct disc geometry caused the failure. Metal coupons, included to measure corrosion, showed no significant differences in weight gain between control and fumigation conditions. Relative humidity sensors exhibited a substantial and sometimes irreversible reduction in sensitivity during and after methyl iodide fumigation. Methyl bromide and methyl iodide can cause damage to electronic equipment, but damage seems to be limited to organic materials rather than corrosion of metal surfaces.

Indexed as

FumigationHydrocarbons, BrominatedHydrocarbons, IodinatedHydrocarbons, BrominatedHydrocarbons, Iodinatedmethyl bromidemethyl iodideAnthracisDecontaminationFumigationMaterial compatibilityMethyl bromideMethyl iodide

Identifiers

PMID30602226

DOI10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.10.118

PMCPMC6319391

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