#methyl bromide

In my opinion, I feel that it is highly likely that the deaths may be related to the use of methyl bromide, which has been banned in the USA but is still used in the Caribbean, and many third world countries for fumigation as it's inexpensive and achieves the desired results. 

The one downside of the use of methyl bromide is that it is highly toxic. 

Methyl bromide poisoning can start with the following symptoms headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting. 

The cause of death with methyl bromide poisoning is almost always pulmonary edema leading to respiratory failure or cardiovascular collapse, which has been a common cause of death amongst most of the deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Methyl Bromide Toxicology Data via NIH: https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@term+@DOCNO+779

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced funding available to research new, environmentally-friendly pesticides, and innovative tools and strategies to replace methyl bromide, an older treatment for pests. The Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) program is helping to discover and implement practical and safer pest management alternatives.…

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California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?

2016 is the final year for the soil fumigant to be used in California crop fields.

For many years, California growers relied on methyl bromide to kill a wide range of soil-borne pests, from fungi to insects to weeds, before planting crops. 2016 marks the last year in which the highly effective soil fumigant will be available. (more…)