Thread: Warning Distressing and Disturbing Photographs- 1080 Poison

There are several things missing from that table that would make it more meaningful.
1/ a background zero level taken from animals in an area that has never been treated with the stuff. This is needed to determine what if any naturally occurring level of fluroacetate occurs in the environment.
2/ the size of the sample analysed and the percentage of tests were above that baseline figure
3/levels that have been recorded in dead animals that have been autopsied.

Someone mentioned LD 50 i dont believe the figures quote for rats etc can be applied across other species by extrapolation of body weight populations of animals historically exposed to naturally occuring fluroacetate in their diet have developed tolerance to high doses of the poison.

This appears to be a good piece of scientific work to start with but because of its incomplete nature drawing conclusions from it is open to criticisim.
Another point is that fluroacetate does not bioaccumulate ie is not stored in body tissues like fat as brodi is. It is excreted and metabolised away so for it to be present in tissue there has to have been recent exposure. Brodi on the other hand can remain stored in tissue for years in the case of large ma