The last emergency ban of this kind was of the pesticide ethylene dibromide, or EDB, in 1983. Dacthal is used to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, the EPA says.

The last emergency ban of this kind was of the pesticide ethylene dibromide, or EDB, in 1983. Dacthal is used to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, the EPA says.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control found water in the community contaminated with ethylene dibromide, or EDB. The chemical is used to make dyes and drugs, and has been found to ...

The last emergency ban of this kind was of the pesticide ethylene dibromide, or EDB, in 1983. Dacthal is used to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, the EPA says.