California dominates U.S. emissions of the pesticide and potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride

• Published in: Communications earth & environment Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 161 - 10
• Main Authors: Gaeta, Dylan C., Mühle, Jens, Vimont, Isaac J., Crotwell, Molly, Hu, Lei, Miller, John B., McKain, Kathryn, Baier, Bianca C., Zhang, Mingyang, Bao, Jianing, Miller, Benjamin R., Miller, Scot M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.12.2024; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Climate change; Emission inventories; Emission measurements; Emissions; Emissions control; Emitters; Fluorides; Global warming; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Pesticides; Sulfuryl fluoride; United States > US; California

Abstract Sulfuryl fluoride (SO 2 F 2 ) is a synthetic pesticide and a potent greenhouse gas that is accumulating in the global atmosphere. Rising emissions are a concern since SO 2 F 2 has a relatively long atmospheric lifetime and a high global warming potential. The U.S. is thought to contribute s...