Sodium Monofluoroacetate (1080) Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
Contaminant Hazard Reviews
Report 30 ; Biological Report 27.
By: R. Eisler
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Abstract
Sodium monofluoroacetate (CH2FCOONa), also known as 1080, domestic use is currently restricted to livestock-protection collars on sheep and goats to selectively kill depredating coyotes. The chemical is readily absorbed by ingestion or inhalation. At lethal doses, metabolic conversion of fluoroacetate to fluorocitrate results in the accumulation of citrate in the tissues and death within 24 h from ventricular fibrillation or from respiratory failure; no antidote is available. At sublethal doses, the toxic effects of 1080 are reversible. Primary and secondary poisoning of nontarget vertebrates may accompany the use of 1080. The use of 1980 seems warranted in the absence of suitable alternative control methods.
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Eisler, R., 1995, Sodium Monofluoroacetate (1080) Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review: Contaminant Hazard Reviews Report 30 ; Biological Report 27., iii, 47.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Organization Series |
| Title | Sodium Monofluoroacetate (1080) Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review |
| Series title | Contaminant Hazard Reviews |
| Series number | Report 30 ; Biological Report 27. |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Service |
| Publisher location | Laurel, MD |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | iii, 47 |