Biomarkers: Research and Application in the Assessment of Environmental Health

Peakall, David B.; Shugart, Lee R.

Biological markers used to assess the effects of environmental pollution have attracted considerable attention from regulatory agencies and are currently under evaluation at a number of research facilities throughout the world. However promising a biomarker-based biomonitoring approach may be, the development of this concept is complicated by a range of technical issues. This book provides a conceptional framework for research and application of biomarkers. International experts on biomonitoring have formulated a unified strategy for the development and validation of biomarkers in assessing environmental health as well as appropriate protocols for their implementation and interpretation in a biological monitoring program.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2011-12-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783642846335

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-84631-1

Dimensions: 242cm x170cm

Pages: 119