Increased likelihood of contracting Parkinson’s disease for those handling and applying Rotenone: 2.5x …read more
According to the EPA, the percent likelihood that acute aquatic Rotenone exposure will kill endangered California red-
The year the Western Environmental Law Center prevailed in stopping the state of California from poisoning a pristine stream in the Carson-
Year the Forest Service in California began to question the impacts of fish stocking on other species, such as the yellow-
Number of lakes in the Sierra Nevada regularly stocked with rainbow trout prior to 2001: 1,000 …read more
Number of lakes in the Sierra Nevada regularly stocked after 2001: 20 …read more
Maximum number of mountain lakes targeted for rainbow trout eradication: 150 …read more
Number of hatchery-
Number of years anglers and government wildlife agencies have stocked non-
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Year Rotenone was registered in the U.S.: 1947 …read more
Number of Rotenone formulations: 29 …read more
Number of common brands of Rotenone labeled as an insecticide: 6 …read more
Number of macroinvertebrate (insect) species in a typical healthy stream: 200 …read more
Percentage of macroinvertebrate taxa (insect types) a Forest Service study showed were still missing from the Strawberry River in Utah 5 years after Rotenone treatment: 24 …read more
Number of miles of Montana’s Cherry Creek near Bozeman targeted for poisoning by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) in order to eradicate non-
Percentage of fish in the 60 miles MFWP estimates will be killed: 100 …read more
Number of native fish species, estimated by MFWP, occurring in Cherry Creek: 7 …read more
Number of extra miles of Cherry Creek MFWP admits to have accidentally poisoned in August 2010: 4 …read more
Average number of fish per mile in Cherry Creek, according to MFWP survey data: 1,800 …read more
Reported cost of multi-
The last time the EPA conducted a comprehensive study of Rotenone: 1988
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According to the EPA, the number of major data gaps with Rotenone testing: 4 …read more
Gallons of 5% Rotenone it takes to kill all of the fish in a one-
Minutes it takes a carp, exposed to a lethal dose of Rotenone, to die: 35
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Number of acre-
Number of gallons of Rotenone used in Lake Davis: 17,000 …read more
Tons of fish disposed of in plastic bags: 25 …read more
Percentage of haul that were the dreaded pike: 6 …read more
Estimated cost of the Lake Davis project: $16 million ...read more
Amount the state had to pay the city of Portola, Ca. after dumping Rotenone
into Lake Davis in 1997, when it was the city’s water supply: $9.2 million
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Number of suspected carcinogens contained in the Rotenone formulation called CFT Legumine being used in Lake Davis: 2 …read more
Number of suspected reproductive toxins in CFT Legumine: 1 …read more
Number of independent studies linking Rotenone to Parkinson’s Disease: 2
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Number of wilderness lakes Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks intends to poison with Rotenone beginning October 2007 as part of its South Fork Flathead Watershed Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Program: 21
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Number of lake acres affected by the South Fork Flathead Watershed
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Program: 901 …read more
Number of federal or Montana numeric water quality standards for
rotenone or antimycin: 0 …read more
Number of days Rotenone remains toxic when water temperature is 65º to 75º F: 5 …read more
Number of 
days Rotenone remains toxic to fish when water temperature is 45º F: 33 …read more
Average temperature of Montana lakes slated for reclamation in October: 47º F …read more
Out of nine thought-
Out of the nine thought-
the number that were harvested for stocking by the state of Colorado to try to boost the greenback cutthroat population: 9 …read more
Number of years Colorado stocked the mistaken subspecies of trout: 20 …read more
Actual number of streams in 2012 researches found actually contained rare greenback cutthroat: 1 …read more