Approximately 20 percent of the world's shipping containers contain levels of industrial fumigant. This session explores the impact on worker health and safety, and discusses approaches and technologies that can be used to identify, measure and mitigate these risks.
• Behavior of Fumigants in Marine Cargo Containers. P. Pilon, Canada Border Services Agency, Ottowa, ON, Canada.
• The Toxicology of Industrial Fumigates and Marine Exposure Experience. T. Corbin, AMEC PLC, Ottowa, ON, Canada.
• SIFT-MS: Rapid Detection of a Wide Range of Fumigants and Toxic Industrial Chemicals In Shipping Containers. I. Webb, Syft Technologies Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Ventilation of Residual Gases from Shipping Containers. W. Grullemans, Nordiko Quarantine Services Pty Ltd., Sydney, Australia.