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    • 1080 Danger poison warning sign, New Zealand.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 23 November 2018, Updated 31 October 2020 Size: 4.5 MB Referencing Hub media

    The Environmental Protection Authority requires signs to be placed at all normal entries to areas treated with 1080.

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      1080 – an overview

      1080, or sodium fluoroacetate, is a poison used to control pest species. It is the salt form of a naturally occurring toxin found in poisonous plants in South America, Africa and Australia. New ...

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