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Rodenticides are chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents. While commonly referred to as "rat poison", rodenticides are also used to kill mice, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, beavers, [1] and voles. [2] Some rodenticides are lethal after one exposure while others require more than one.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses a slightly different definition for biocides as "a diverse group of poisonous substances including preservatives, insecticides, disinfectants, and pesticides used for the control of organisms that are harmful to human or animal health or that cause damage to natural or manufactured products ...
Besides the individual toxic effects of each metal, a wide range of metals are nephrotoxic in humans and/or in animals. [29] Some metals and their compounds are carcinogenic to humans. [ citation needed ] A few metals, such as lead and mercury, can cross the placental barrier and adversely affect fetal development . [ 30 ]
Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat-bite fever include streptobacillary fever, streptobacillosis, spirillary fever, bogger, and epidemic arthritic erythema.
The law will place a permanent moratorium on a rat poison that unintentionally also kills predators, such as mountain lions, coyotes and other animals.
By December, d-CON was spending $30,000 a week on coast-to-coast ads across 425 radio stations, and employed 60 people. According to company claims, d-CON was selling more rodent killer in a week than their nearest competitor sold in a year. [5] A month later, the company was up to 100 non-sales employees. [4]
Think before you drink. The FDA has recalled 28 beverages so far in 2024, The Daily Mail reported. All but four of the drinks were recalled because they had drugs, bacteria or harmful chemicals in ...
Its use worldwide has been banned since 1984, but due to continuing demand and its ease of production, [8] [9] it is still readily, although illegally, available in China, until being formally banned in 2002. [10] The best known Chinese rodenticide, containing about 6–20% TETS, is Dushuqiang, "very strong rat poison".