Sulfluramid: Central America Report
Sulfluramid is a pesticide used to congrol leaf-cutting ants and other pests, particularly in Latin America. Its use leads to creation of PFOS, a PFAS "forever chemical" that was banned globally by the Stockholm Convention in 2009. Unfortunately, the Convention allows continued use of sulfluramid for control of ants, despute the links to significant PFOS pollution from its use.
IPEN and its members continue to advocate for national and global action. to ban this highly toxic pesticide.
| Attachment | Size |
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 Central America Report (Sulfluramida en Centroamérica) (Spanish, 2019) | 655.29 KB |
| Sulfluramid Factsheet (2019, Portuguese) | 2.77 MB |
| Sulfluramid Factsheet (2019, Spanish) | 1.02 MB |
| Sulfluramid Factsheet (2019, English) | 2.76 MB |
| Sulfluramid: Alternatives (2019, Spanish) | 223.38 KB |