article_snippet.sent: Officials said documents suggest methyl bromide may have been improperly applied in various locations in Puerto Rico.
article_snippet.sent: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned the chemical for residential use in 1984, primarily for health concerns.
article_snippet.sent: The chemical sickened a family of four from Wilmington, Delaware, last month in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released information on the illegal use of methyl bromide after conducting a federal investigation .
article_snippet.sent: Methyl Bromide, which is odorless, can be fatal or cause serious damage to the central nervous system and respiratory system, according to The U.S. Environmental Protection
article_snippet.sent: It is acutely toxic, and only permitted to be used outdoors by certified professionals in the US.
article_snippet.sent: Methyl bromide, which was banned in the 1980s, was sprayed on the first floor of the $875-a-night Sirenusa Condominium Resort on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
highlights_snippet.sent: Methyl Bromide was improperly used in U.S. Virgin Islands resort that family was staying in when family were poisoned .
  