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Introduction - Sodium fluoroacetate, commonly knows as 1080, is a manufactured type of poison which is primarily used as a toxic bait product to kill off pests like Possums, Rats and Stoats in New Zealand [1]. According to the Department of Conservation of New Zealand [2], 1080 is used, because the main threat for New Zealand’s native plants and animals comes from creatures like possums rats and stoats. 1080 is considered a controversial socioscientific issue because its use presents both biological and social implications. This means that the utilization of 1080 poison not only deals with scientific ideas, but it also deals with ethical, societal and environmental considerations. Biological Ideas - A possum is a small animal which typically weighs around 1.4 - 6.4 kilograms [6] . …show more content…

It is usually dropped by air via helicopters, which provides landscape scale pest control, even in difficult terrain [2] [5]. An interesting fact about the 1080 pesticide is that it is water soluble and biodegradable. This means that it does not build up in the food chains and environment [2] [5]. Additionally, 1080 is usually dispersed as cereal pellets which are dyed green and are differently flavoured, so that birds are not attracted to it [5]. The poison kills predators like possums and stoats by disrupting what is known as the “Krebs cycle” [3]. The krebs cycle, also recognized as the citric acid cycle, is the second stage of cellular respiration, in which the complex metabolic pathway is responsible for breaking down foods for energy [3] [4]. In this stage, several oxidation reactions take place to help produce energy [4]. When this cycle is damaged and energy is depleted via the 1080 toxin, death in the animal occurs fairly slowly due to respiratory and/or heart failure [3] [5]. Possums usually die within 6-18 hours after consuming the toxin and may display lethargic and distressed signs before dying

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