Press release 35/2020 from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 12.08.2020
Rodent control measures are contaminating fish
… pollution The active substances in rodenticides pollute bodies of water through wastewater. Source: Lugaa / Photocase.de Rat poison that is used in municipal sewer … Agency (UBA). The active substances used in baits are not degraded completely in wastewater treatment plants and are thus channelled to rivers. There are legally binding regulations that prohibit the bait from coming into contact with wastewater. President Dirk Messner of the German Environment Agency said: "Cities …