EDB abbr.
ethylene dibromide[化]二溴化乙烯
- EDB is used to kill worms in soil, as a fumigant for grain and fruit and as an additive for leaded gasoline.
- The government is willing to borrow talent - recent EDB advertisements in Indian newspapers for skilled professionals attracted 18,000 responses. The ageing of the population is the latest worry.
- Although the extent of the cancer risk remains uncertain, EDB was banned amid a public outcry that the government was dragging its feet.
- Of course you can eat it." Others see EDB as a case study in government overreaction.