1080: The facts
  • Home
  • The Facts
    • 1080 fact sheet
    • Overview of 1080
    • The science of how 1080 works
    • Facts and figures >
      • The predators
      • The victims
    • Conservation
    • Bovine TB
    • 1080 bait and delivery
    • Alternatives to 1080
    • Regulation of 1080 >
      • Changes to 1080 regulation
  • 1080 at work
    • News
    • Case studies
    • From the field
    • Tiakina Ngā Manu
  • Research + Resources
    • Research
    • Reports
    • Resources >
      • FACTS: in pictures
      • NZ predator control map
  • Projects
    • 1080 and Water
    • 1080 and Fish
    • 1080 and Dogs
    • The facts of the missing rock wren
    • 1080 and Soil
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • Links
  • The Trust
    • About the Trust
    • News from the Trust
    • Our supporters
    • Contact Us

1080 and Soil

Picture
 
The fate of 1080 in the soil has been well-established by research defining the degradation of naturally-occurring fluoroacetate (Oliver, 1977). Sodium monofluoroacetate is water soluble and residues from uneaten baits leach into the soil where they are degraded to non-toxic metabolites by soil microorganisms, including bacteria (Pseudomonas) and the common soil fungus (Fusarium solani) 
(David and Gardiner, 1966; Bong, Cole and Walker, 1979; Walker and Bong, 1981)


The fluoride–carbon bond is cleaved and, ultimately, enzyme-bound intermediates form non-toxic metabolites such as glycolate
(O'Hagan, 1999)



References

Bong, C.L.; Cole, A.L.J.; Walker, J.R.L. 1979. Effect of sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080) on soil microflora. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 11 : 13-18.

David, W.A.; Gardiner, B.O. 1966. Persistence of fluoroacetate and fluoroacetamide in soil. Nature 209: 1367-1368

Eason, C. T.; Wright, G. R.; Fitzgerald, H. (1992). "Sodium Monofluoroacetate (1080) Water-Residue Analysis after Large-Scale Possum Control"(PDF). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 16 (1): 47–49.

O’Hagan D, Harper DB 1999. Fluorine-containing natural products. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 100: 127–133

Oliver, AY. 1977. The evaluation of resistance to fluoroacetate intoxication in mammals. Search 8 : 130-132

Walker, J.R.L. and Bong, C.L. 1981. Metabolism of fluoroacetate by a soil Pseudomonas and Fusarium solani. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 13: 231- 235.

supporting organisations

This website is operated by the Pest Control Education Trust
About the Trust | Contact the Trust