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Natural Resources: depletion, pollution and toxicology

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Biomarkers

One Biomarker on which there is lots of available information is eggshell thinning in birds, particularly Raptorial Birds as caused by DDT and some other organochlorines

For detailed info on some case studies in the context of testing chemicals to prevent such problems in the future,, see Chapter 13 of SCOPE 53 : Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Aquatic and Terrestrial Wildlife, Particularly Birds and Mammals

(SCOPE=Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment)

The Powerpoint file for this lecture is available from VITAL

 

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