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Re:The U.S. wants to dump 1.5 tons of rat poison pellets on ... by lazerpants on Monday July 15, 2019 @02:57PM (#20443960)
How does it work? I looked at the website but I didn't see the drug or hormone being used listed.
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Re:The U.S. wants to dump 1.5 tons of rat poison pellets on ... by giarc on Monday July 15, 2019 @03:43PM (#20444432)
The SDS sheet was linked near the bottom.

It lists vinylcyclohexene diepoxide and triptolide as active ingredients.

https://senestech.com/wp-content/uploads/SDS-051517-Final-Ve...

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Re:The U.S. wants to dump 1.5 tons of rat poison pellets on ... by lazerpants on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @11:16AM (#20450848)
Ah got it, thanks.

I'm guessing that the vinylcyclohexene dioxide may be ovotoxic in other animals or perhaps there are concerns that it would get into the water? Granted, it seems like those are valid concerns for brodifacoum too.

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