dry ice
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Some burrows can be treated with dry ice to suffocate the rodents, and volunteers can bring their rat-hunting dogs out to follow their instincts—but people and dogs can only kill the rats they can find.
From Slate
One plan relied on dry ice to suffocate rats in their burrows.
From Washington Times
Her highlight was watching a “rocket science” demonstration livened by an instructor creating smoke from dry ice, she said.
From Washington Post
“It all starts with the product — restaurant quality soup dumplings that are shipped straight to your door in dry ice so they’ll always arrive perfectly frozen.”
From Seattle Times
According to Mr. Stein, he would board trans-Atlantic flights carrying a stack of cakes packed in dry ice, and serve them to salivating record executives in London.
From New York Times
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