United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-12-15 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:RCED-96-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16 P0b002ee180399e0d f:rc96016 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16 RCED-96-16 Hazardous substances Pesticide regulation Health hazards Environmental monitoring Unfair competition Agricultural research Agricultural chemicals International trade Other Written Product RCED GAO provided information on the phaseout of methyl bromide in the United States, focusing on the: (1) scientific evidence that emissions of methyl bromide are depleting the ozone layer; (2) availability of economical and effective alternatives to the pesticide; (3) effects of banning the pesticide on U.S. trade in agricultural commodities; and (4) Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority under the Clean Air Act to exempt essential uses of methyl bromide from the phaseout.<p/>GAO found that: (1) world scientists participating in the United Nation's Environment Programme believe that emissions of methyl bromide contribute significantly to ozone depletion; (2) although several chemical and nonchemical pest-control alternatives to methyl bromide are available, none are as economical and effective as methyl bromide; (3) if other countries continue to use methyl bromide after it is phased out in the United States, they will have an unfair advantage in international markets for the various agricultural commodities produced with the substance; and (4) the Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA to grant exemptions on producing and importing methyl bromide except for use in medical devices and for export to developing countries that have signed the Montreal Protocol. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16.pdf GAO/RCED-96-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-16 Other Written Product GAO/RCED-96-16; Pesticides: The Phaseout of Methyl Bromide in the United States; Hazardous substances Pesticide regulation Health hazards Environmental monitoring Unfair competition Agricultural research Agricultural chemicals International trade S. Rept. 103-290