INTRODUCTION TO FUMIGATION AND DISINFECTION A Practical Training Lecture in Environmental Management and Pollution Control. By ENGR. C. J. NWAOGWUGWU,MNSE MD/CEO MACJAMES GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED www.macjamesglobal.com email: info@macjamesglobal.com 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO FUMIGATION 1.1 DEFINITIONS A) Fumigation is a method of pest control that can effectively eliminate pests and vectors from homes, agricultural commodities, and the environment by using gas, liquid or solid sublimable substances. This should follow established practices and procedure. A fumigation that is conducted improperly will not kill the pests. Such fumigations are meaningless from the environmental point of view and they may be hazardous to human and other economic plants and animals. Therefore, Fumigation is intended to eliminate 100 percent of the target pests and vectors in the target environment with no harm to humans, if possible. B)
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