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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 .
Owners of animals that have eaten bromethalin accidentally should seek immediate veterinary attention and be decontaminated. Contacting an animal poison control center can help ensure that timely and appropriate therapy is started. The best treatment is decontamination, but this is only effective if started before symptoms appear. [6]
Brodifacoum is a highly lethal 4-hydroxycoumarin vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant poison.In recent years, it has become one of the world's most widely used pesticides.It is typically used as a rodenticide, but is also used to control larger pests such as possums.
The effectiveness of sodium fluoroacetate as a rodenticide was reported in 1942. [3] The name "1080" refers to the catalogue number of the poison, which became its brand name. [4] The salt is synthesized by treating sodium chloroacetate with potassium fluoride. [5] Both sodium and potassium salts are derivatives of fluoroacetic acid.
Warning label on a tube of rat poison containing bromadiolone on a dike of the Scheldt river in Steendorp, Belgium. Bromadiolone is a potent anticoagulant rodenticide.It is a second-generation 4-hydroxycoumarin derivative and vitamin K antagonist, often called a "super-warfarin" for its added potency and tendency to accumulate in the liver of the poisoned organism.
The law will place a permanent moratorium on a rat poison that unintentionally also kills predators, such as mountain lions, coyotes and other animals.
After a 4-month-old puppy died days following an ingestion of rat poison, a local animal rescue warns pet owners about the dangers of rodent poisons.
Toxicity class refers to a classification system for pesticides that has been created by a national or international government-related or -sponsored organization. It addresses the acute toxicity of agents such as soil fumigants, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, nematicides, or rodenticides.