That is going to depend on how well the exterminators adhere to the safety recommendations and the tests they carry out, which is also going by the USDA acceptable safe level of 1 PPM. I'll let others do the math on computing the 1 PPM with the 16 hour half life. Assuming of course the 1 PPM threshold isn't chosen with expedience-convenience in mind.
I keep thinking of my neighbor, high school drop out who worked for Orkin and couldn't do a simple metric conversion if his life depended on it.
your neighbor isnt... an exterminator, by any chance?....
Orkin. No background in any science required for exterminators. Just follow an often vague procedure. Get the job done ASAP so invoice can be sent. Concern of residual poisons is entirely follow the manufacturer recommendations, more or less, give or take. The health and welfare of pets kept is outside any tests or procedures, all environmental safety data pertains only to human habitation predicted parts per million of the poison after a given time period.
well... I'll see if i can keep my inverts away from the poison, do you know if my skink can move back in right away?
I would say to be safe probably leave it out of the house for a week too
ok ill try,
no that wouldn't happen, maybe if some child or dog died because of negligence on the exterminators part
No it can not. Sulfuryl flouride, the commonest fumigant, is extremely broad spectrum, presenting a hazard to all life forms above micro-organism level. Your two concerns are pooling and residual toxin levels dropping below the threshold of one part per million of free air. The more ventilation the rooms receive, the faster the PPM will be reduced.
Has anyone checked past and present ongoing litigation, county or parish by county and parish and state by state? Anyone keeping track of court rulings?
i mean once it is clear for me to move back in
so they cant move back for ten years?
Darned ambiguous, isn't it? 72 hours, well ventilated room, and a responsible animal owner that assumes objects that were subjected to the fumigation are present and a hazard and there should be no problem. Certain precautions should be undertaken such as the room does not have cross ventilation and a lot of stored objects present during fumigation - then say the only ventilation source, a fan quits, the animals could very well be in jeopardy.