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ET Dec. 1, 2009 Environmental officials from the state and federal levels are preparing to pour a bunch of poison called Rotenone into the Sanitary and Drugs Board (FDB) has withdrawn 22 anti-malarial drugs from the Ghanaian Drugs Board (FDB) has withdrawn 22 anti-malarial drugs from the Ghanaian health of the general public.
WN.com - Articles related to Merchants demand hike in rice stock limit 2009
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So I watched as scientists released thousands of litres of a chemical called Rotenone into the water.
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So I watched as scientists released thousands of litres of a chemical called Rotenone into the water.
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I agree with kim and mlh -- screw the bureocrats and weld the locks shut then turn the river white with Rotenone from Illinois to Lousianna.
Environmental Emergency: Asian Carp Breach Barrier To Great Lakes 2009
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I agree with kim and mlh -- screw the bureocrats and weld the locks shut then turn the river white with Rotenone from Illinois to Lousianna.
Environmental Emergency: Asian Carp Breach Barrier To Great Lakes 2009
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In 2010, Illinois wildlife officials killed 90 tons of fish in the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal with chemical Rotenone which suffocates fish to kill any possible Asian carp that would threaten the sport fishing industry in Lake Michigan.
Martha Rosenberg: Who Would Kill Blackbirds Intentionally? Martha Rosenberg 2012
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Rotenone suffocates all fish equally -- luckily the canal held mostly
Fished Killed; Waterways Poisoned by Illinois Destroyer of Natural Resources 2009
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Legions of goldfish, koi, bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish/bluegill hybrids which inhabited the pond for 140 years struggled to the surface and died after state "environmentalists" poisoned the water with Rotenone.
Fished Killed; Waterways Poisoned by Illinois Destroyer of Natural Resources 2009
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While officials say Rotenone is not harmful to humans
Fished Killed; Waterways Poisoned by Illinois Destroyer of Natural Resources 2009
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It was deliberately administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources which laced the pond with the South American poison Rotenone to "restore" the water body into a "model Illinois freshwater habitat."
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