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Mass burnings cause the emission of many chemicals that destroy ozone. Large quantities of methyl bromide and other halogen-containing chemicals are pushed skyward in biomass fires. Such fires could be the source of most of the bromide getting to the ozone layer and destroying it. Large quantities of sulfur dioxide are also emitted that can increase acid-rain fallout. The U.N. needs a program to discourage deliberate biomass burning. JAMES A. SINGMASTER III Fremont, Calif...
...compound made by every cell in the body. (I don't know why it was renamed. Maybe the dietary-supplements folks think Sammy sounds sexier than Sam.) Turns out that SAM or SAMe plays a pivotal role in hundreds of biochemical reactions in the body. It's a methyl donor, meaning that it can attach a molecule made of one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms to various proteins, lipids and even snippets of DNA. Such methylation reactions are important in the production of many critical substances, including neurotransmitters in the brain and enzymes that help repair joints...
...Methyl bromide is not applied to grapes in the field," he said. "Methyl bromide is only used to fumigate a bare field before you plant...
Nash-De Camp does use pesticides, Biswell said, including one of the five pesticides targeted by the UFW boycott--methyl bromide--but said workers would not come in contact with the poison...
...Grape Workers and Farmers Coalition (GFWC) is founded by a Republican-affiliated consulting group. Its purpose is to oppose UFW boycotts. The UFW protests the use of methyl bromide, phosdrin, dinoseb, parathion and captan as pesticides in the fields...