Where Can You Borrow a Phosphine Gas Detector?

Gas detectors cost anywhere from $300 to $2500. That is why the Alabama Wheat and Feed Grain Committee has authorized use of some check-off funds for the purchase 10 phosphine gas detectors. These detectors are for Alabama farmers to borrow and use when they fumigate their stored grain with aluminum phosphide.

You need to use a phosphine gas detector when you fumigate a commodity with aluminum phosphide (Phostoxin, Gastoxin, FumiPhos, WeevilCide, etc.). The detector is needed so you can make sure you and others are safe from exposure to the highly toxic phosphine gas during the fumigation. It is a legal requirement that you keep a log of the phoshine gas concentration in the area surrounding the structure that is being fumigated. This is part of the Fumigation Management Plan.

If you need to borrow a gas detector, please contact one of the following individuals:

Chet Norris

Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center

Belle Mina, AL

256-353-3978

Leonard Kuykendall

Regional Extension Agent

Autuagaville, AL

(334) 361-7273

Brian Gamble

Wiregrass Research and Extension Center

Headland, AL