Australia poisons

Rhododendron species are far distributed on the Northern hemisphere and in Australia. Poisoning has been observed in humans and in animals, the most important substance responsible being andromedotoxin (=Acetylandromedol) (48, 49). Usually the whole plant is toxic, including pollen and nectar which is... 

In the Slimmer of 1989, Rutland Water, the largest man-made lake in Western Europe and which supplies potable water to approximately 500 000 people in the East of England, contained a heavy bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa. By the end of the summer, a number of sheep and dogs had died after drinking from the bloom and concentrated scum. Analysis revealed that the cyanobacterial bloom material was toxic to laboratory mice, and that rumen contents from a poisoned sheep contained fivemicrocystin variants.Microcystins were detected in waters used for recreation in Australia at concentrations greater than 1 mg per... 

The Environment Management hidusti y Association of Australia (EMIAA), 275 The Poison Center, 314, 318 The Poison Control Center, 312, 316 The Uranium Institute (UI), 266 Thermphos International B.V., 196 THF, 127... 

In Venezuela, there is no official fast-track system. However, brief-mode registration is available for generic products for which a bioavailabilily study has been undertaken. Similarly, Malaysia has an abridged procedure for registration of products classified as non-scheduled poisons. This type of simplified procedure does not, in essence, differ from the use of less stringent registration requirements for certain categories of products as seen, for example, for herbal medicines in Australia and the Netherlands. 

Harper, M.J. and M. Hindmarsh. 1990. Lead poisoning in magpie geese Anseranas semipalmata from ingested lead pellet at Bool Lagoon Game Reserve (South Australia). Austral. Wildl. Res. 17 141-145... 

A syndrome in livestock occurs with respect to Ipomoea species, which have been found to poison sheep in Australia and goats in Africa (Molyneux et ah, 1995). The analysis of 7. calobra and 7. polpha from Queensland showed that these plants contain not only calystegines B2 and Cl, but also swainsonine. An... 

Aune, T. and Yndestad, M., Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, in Falconer, I.R., ed.. Algal Toxins in Seafood and Drinking Water, Academic Press, San Diego, 1993. Australia New Zealand Food Authority, Shellfish Toxins in Food, A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment, Australia New Zealand Food Authority, Canberra, 2001. 

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