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Of 1080 and weedkillers
Since settlers introduced a host of pest species to Australia, the fight against the invasive animals and plants has been ongoing. Toxins or fossil fuel machinery are the main tools employed to eradicate the harmful non-native species.
Weedkillers with glyphosate are ubiquitous in the war on out of control weeds. For animal pest species sodium fluoroacetate (1080) bait is dropped from the sky or distributed on the ground.

"Since the 1950s, Australian governments, private contractors and property owners have used 1080 poison baits to kill “pest” animals such as foxes, rabbits, cats, pigs and wild dogs, including dingoes... Australia is only one of a handful of countries that allow the use of 1080 baits..."

The externalities of this cost effective method results in the killing of non-target species. Pet owners who bear witness to their pet dog's extended suffering from poisoning become traumatised. 'Out there' in the bush many Australian animals experience also such a cruel death that goes unseen.

https://theconversation.com/i-cant-get-it-out-of-my-mind-new-research-reveals-the-suffering-of-people-whose-dogs-died-after-eating-1080-poison-baits-206957
#InvasiveSpecies #Poison #Toxins #Pesticides #Glyphosate #SodiumFluoroacetate #ChemicalControl #NonTargetSpecies #ToxicLandscapes #Externality #Pets #Wildlife #So50s #Biodiversity

Of 1080 and weedkillers
Since settlers introduced a host of pest species to Australia, the fight against the invasive animals and plants has been ongoing. Toxins or fossil fuel machinery are the main tools employed to eradicate the harmful non-native species.
Weedkillers with glyphosate are ubiquitous in the war on out of control weeds. For animal pest species sodium fluoroacetate (1080) bait is dropped from the sky or distributed on the ground.

"Since the 1950s, Australian governments, private contractors and property owners have used 1080 poison baits to kill “pest” animals such as foxes, rabbits, cats, pigs and wild dogs, including dingoes... Australia is only one of a handful of countries that allow the use of 1080 baits..."

The externalities of this cost effective method results in the killing of non-target species. Pet owners who bear witness to their pet dog's extended suffering from poisoning become traumatised. 'Out there' in the bush many Australian animals experience also such a cruel death that goes unseen.

https://theconversation.com/i-cant-get-it-out-of-my-mind-new-research-reveals-the-suffering-of-people-whose-dogs-died-after-eating-1080-poison-baits-206957
#InvasiveSpecies #Poison #Toxins #Pesticides #Glyphosate #SodiumFluoroacetate #ChemicalControl #NonTargetSpecies #ToxicLandscapes #Externality #Pets #Wildlife #So50s #Biodiversity

The people taking on the world's largest agricultural chemical company As tens of thousands of cases against the makers of the weedkiller Roundup mount up in the US, a class action is about to test the product's standing in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/monsanto-class-action-claims-weed-killer-roundup-causes-cancer/11983052 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #ChemicalsandPharmaceuticals #AgriculturalChemicals #Law,CrimeandJustice #CourtsandTrials #ChemicalControl #Cancer

The people taking on the world's largest agricultural chemical company As tens of thousands of cases against the makers of the weedkiller Roundup mount up in the US, a class action is about to test the product's standing in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/monsanto-class-action-claims-weed-killer-roundup-causes-cancer/11983052 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #ChemicalsandPharmaceuticals #AgriculturalChemicals #Law,CrimeandJustice #CourtsandTrials #ChemicalControl #Cancer

Metabolism-based glyphosate resistance discovered in the Ord Researchers are claiming a world first in herbicide resistance, after discovering a tropical weed in Western Australia's far north that literally eats glyphosate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-12-02/glyphosate-resistance-metabolism-based-found-in-barnyard-plant/11740574 #AgriculturalChemicals #BotanicalScience #ChemicalControl

'The Government is waiting for us all to die': Workers exposed to Agent Orange chemical demand compo Geoffrey Pratt used to work spraying weeds for the Tasmanian Hydro Electric Commission. Now he's among a group of former workers who say that job has left them with a bitter legacy of health problems. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-19/workers-call-for-compensation-exposure-agent-orange-chemical/11225606 #ChemicalsandPharmaceuticals #AgriculturalChemicals #ChemicalControl #Workplace