Articles
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION AND CALIFORNIA¿S OUTDOOR ROSE PRODUCTION: A SURPRISING LINKAGE AND EXAMPLE OF INTERACTION OF SCIENCE AND POLICY
Article number
1064_31
Pages
265 – 270
Language
English
Abstract
The regulation of methyl bromide (MeBr) provides an excellent pedagogic tool as a case study of the interaction of science and policy, as well as highlighting the risk of technology-forcing when no suitable alternatives can be found.
MeBr has been the most important anthropogenic source of bromine in the stratosphere.
The Montreal Protocol and subsequent amendments limited MeBr use; however, in past decades MeBr was a key component of outdoor rose plant production in the major growing area of Kern County, California.
Research in Kern County and elsewhere did not identify a ready replacement compound or technology.
We present data for the amount of methyl bromide used in Kern County against the global budget for that compound.
We suggest the phaseout of methyl bromide has played a key role in the decline of Californias outdoor rose plant production industry.
MeBr has been the most important anthropogenic source of bromine in the stratosphere.
The Montreal Protocol and subsequent amendments limited MeBr use; however, in past decades MeBr was a key component of outdoor rose plant production in the major growing area of Kern County, California.
Research in Kern County and elsewhere did not identify a ready replacement compound or technology.
We present data for the amount of methyl bromide used in Kern County against the global budget for that compound.
We suggest the phaseout of methyl bromide has played a key role in the decline of Californias outdoor rose plant production industry.
Authors
J.F. Karlik, M. Sabin
Keywords
methyl bromide, soil fumigation, outdoor rose plant production
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