fumigant

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On Earth, the gas—which is made of one phosphorus atom plus three hydrogen atoms—can come from industrial sources such as fumigants, or from biological sources such as microbes.

From Scientific American

The chemical used in the home was the gas fumigant Vikane, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

On Sunday, people in a remote village in Manipur state locked themselves inside their homes because of rumors that fumigants were being sprayed from the sky to kill the virus.

From Washington Times

The Environmental Protection Agency characterizes methyl bromide as a toxic fumigant to control a wide variety of agriculture and shipping pests including fungi, weeds, insects, roundworms, and rodents.

From Seattle Times

The strain of fungus is not vulnerable to fungicides or fumigants, making it almost impossible to eradicate once it appears.

From Fox News