scholarly journals Effects of brodifacoum and diphacinone exposure on four species of reptiles: tissue residue levels and survivorship

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 1958-1966
Author(s):  
Richard E Mauldin ◽  
Gary W Witmer ◽  
Susan A Shriner ◽  
Rachael S Moulton ◽  
Katherine E Horak
2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie E. Twigg ◽  
Tim J. Lowe ◽  
Winifred E. Kirkpatrick ◽  
Gary R. Martin

The level of fluoroacetate (1080) found in the carcasses of rats and rabbits poisoned with 1080 ranged from 1.9 to 14.4 μg g–1 (mean 5.3 μg g–1, n = 11) in rats and <0.02 to 0.78 μg g–1 (mean 0.353 μg g–1, n = 10) in rabbits. The concentration of fluoroacetate in the blood and liver of both species was generally higher than in the carcasses, and ranged from <0.02 to 33.6 μg g–1. Fifteen of 22 collared rabbits, and 3 freshly killed, uncollared rabbits were recovered during a routine baiting exercise with 1080 One-shot oats. Excluding the 4 collared rabbits taken by predators, only 14% of all carcasses (n = 14) were found in the open, with the remaining 86% of carcasses being well concealed in warrens or under thick scrub. The carcasses of both rabbits and rats showed considerable decay within 6 days of poisoning. Except for eutherian carnivores, which are highly sensitive to 1080, there is little potential risk of secondary poisoning of native wildlife as a result of the correct use of 1080 baits in pest-control programs.


Author(s):  
Hein Von Westernhagen ◽  
Volkert Dethlefsen ◽  
Harald Rosenthal

Although cadmium concentrations of unpolluted sea water are low, ranging from 0.01 to 0.41 µg/1 (Goldberg, 1965; Preston, 1973; Chester & Stoner, 1974; Kremling & Petersen, 1977) concentrations in estuaries are from 10 to 100 times higher, as reported by Butterworth, Lester & Nickless (1972) for the Severn and Eustace (1974) for the Derwent estuaries. Unusually high cadmium concentrations of 50 µg/1 have been found by Chan, Cheung & Li (1974) in Hong Kong harbour water. The cadmium in the drinking water (225 µ/l) and the food (rice) of Japanese farmers is believed to have caused the ‘itai-itai’ disease (Kobayashi, 1971), a pathological syndrome characterized by kidney damage with bone disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
P. Kumkrong ◽  
L. Scoles ◽  
Y. Brunet ◽  
S. Baker ◽  
P.H.J. Mercier ◽  
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EFSA Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
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Maria Anastassiadou ◽  
Giovanni Bernasconi ◽  
Alba Brancato ◽  
Luis Carrasco Cabrera ◽  
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