2.1 General
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2.1 General

  2.1.1 The presence of insects and rodents on ships is clearly undesirable for various reasons, and in addition to aesthetic and nuisance aspects, they may damage equipment and spread disease and infection, contaminate food in galleys and food stores, and cause damage to cargoes that will result in commercial or other losses.

  2.1.2 The same highly toxic chemicals are used in cargo transport units as on board bulk ships. However, when a cargo transport unit that contains fumigant chemicals leaves the place at which it was fumigated, no one can practically supervise the hazard unless they are aware of the presence of the fumigant. Any person who later enters the cargo transport unit can, therefore, be unknowingly exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic chemicals.

Parent topic: 2 Reasons for Fumigation
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