DOMESTIC PETS AS BIOINDICATORS OF MINING-RELATED CONTAMINANTS : An Investigation of Sentinel Species for Assessing and Monitoring Contamination and Remediation

ISBN-13: 9783838327570 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 308 str.

Stacie Barry

Opis

Domestic pets are excellent sentinel species and can be useful in bridging gaps between toxicity information from laboratory experiments and health effects in the human population. This research project investigates the impact of chronic exposure to mining-related contaminants in a residential environment at the Butte, Montana Superfund site. In addition, the biomonitoring method documents the efficacy of localized remediation efforts.

O autorze

Stacie Barry is an environmental researcher from Butte, Montana. She has worked as an environmental historian, environmental scientist, and environmental engineer. Her bachelor and master s degrees are in environmental engineering and she is currently a doctoral candidate in the University of Montana Interdisciplinary Studies Program.