the fish toxin rotenone will be spread Wednesday evening near Lockport. Solano says by Thursday the poison should produce 200,000 pounds of fish carcasses, which will be taken to a landfill.
The poisoning is scheduled at the same time the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to deactivate an electronic barrier on the canal for maintenance. The barrier was designed to repel the carp by giving them a non-lethal jolt.
Poison to stop carp creeping toward Great Lakes | Crain's Chicago Business
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