chloropicrin
noun
chlo·ro·pic·rin
ˌklȯr-ə-ˈpi-krən 
: a colorless liquid CCl3NO2 that causes tears and vomiting and is used especially as a soil fumigant
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Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection website says the plant had several owners from 1967 through 2000 and produced chlorine, sodium hydroxide, chlorine bleach, hydrochloric acid and the pesticide chloropicrin.
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Historically, chloropicrin has been found most effective when used in combination with methyl bromide, which has been found to be extremely harmful to the ozone layer.
—Mike Sager, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2015
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Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2017
Historically, chloropicrin has been found most effective when used in combination with methyl bromide, which has been found to be extremely harmful to the ozone layer.
—Mike Sager, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2015
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chloropicrin
noun
chlo·ro·pic·rin
ˌklōr-ə-ˈpik-rən, ˌklȯr-
: a heavy colorless liquid CCl3NO2 that causes tears and vomiting and is used especially as a soil fumigant
called also nitrochloroform
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