Name two fumigants used in food storage godowns.

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Fumigants:
Fumigants are chemical substances used for purpose of killing insects that harm food grains.
The process of using fumes of those chemicals to kill insects/pests is called fumigation.
Two fumigants used in food storage godowns are Aluminium phosphate, Ethylene dibromide.

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