Before starting a new major rat eradication project on a Mediterranean island, we are aware of very few papers on invertebrates and marine organisms. Just wondering whether we have missed anything relevant.
Technical Report Monitoring Mediterranean Lesser Crested Terns Thalasseus ben...
Hi Nicola
I might have a few unpublished items that are relevant - welcome to email me about this
Brodifacoum (CAS 56073-10-0) is classified by the European Commission as aquatic acute I (H400 M=10) and aquatic chronic I (H410, M=10). In other words, it is worse than very toxic to aquatic life (fishes, invertebrates and algae).
From what I've read, it may be persistent and bioaccumulable and very toxic (PBT) and very persistent and bioaccumulable (vPvB).
LC50 for aquatic life is about 10 µg/L. The PNEC (predicted no effect concentration calculated according to REACh criteria) should therefore be considered as 10 ng/L.
Please do not put that thing in the Mediterranean sea.
http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13626/clh_proposal_brodifacoum_dd006368-57_en.pdf
http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/8a3c1153-36ab-4058-adbd-e571b43e0049
Thanks a lot for your comments and infos. I'll be in touch. And if other people can contribute, they are still most welcome.
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