Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

air ??ssag?s in the lungs. 1: i j 5o.c re2ci.i~ 3bszr5als' 2 ~nrgugh
due to rhe scrongth <strong>of</strong> tho c~rbon-flaorjce kona. cata
(finding 181 ) , however, indicat? that iluoroacecate broaksdown in
the soil, being deccm~osed by ertain soil bacteria. Sodium
fluoroacetate poisoning is characlzrized by a lazncy period <strong>of</strong>
from one-half hour co clrlo $cur3 aft2r insestf on, ~hich is rel~ted
co tne me~akol i c prqczss2s gescri bed akove ( f i ndi ng 156) . Death i s
usual 1 y ldi thi n 24 hours aiwr ingestion. Dr. Barry ?umack, Associ a 2
i'rcfesscr <strong>of</strong> Pediatricr at tne Universixy <strong>of</strong> Colorado, Ui reczor <strong>of</strong>
the Rocky ILlountain Poison Control Center, Denver and a ~~virlness for
Jefenders, :2s~ifisd that he did noE c~nsider sodium f;uoroacetats
ro be an acc!irnulative poison in the chr~nologic sense. fie indicatob
that the laz~ncy geriod in a numan may be as long 3s =ive hours.
2GO. Reported deaths attributable to 1020 have been in connection (~i th i 2
use as a rodenticide rather than us2 as a prsdacide. Dr. Rumack
(finding 199) contended that this was irrelevant because ICSO was
hishly toxic however used. H2 testified that 7080 poisonings wer?
difficuit to diacjnos2 and t h ~ zany t goisonings were likzly to go
unreported. Evidence in the record is to the effect that individuals
handling or exposed to 1080 in connection with precaration <strong>of</strong> bait
stations or taxic collars did not suffer any ill effxts provided
proper precautions such as wearing protective clothing were taken.
For example, Mr. Charles Howard (finding 71 ) ruptured the reservoir
frcm a toxic collar in the process <strong>of</strong> adjusting or removing a collar
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