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CaseStudy4.1 MolluscPollutionDetection(Maryland,USA)
Detecting and identifying pollutants is the inevitable first step in any attempt at
pollution control and a range of whole organisms and biological systems can help
provide sensitive and accurate determinations of contaminants in the environment.
A team from the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC has
successfully shown the efficacy of freshwater clams in this role, demonstrating their
ability to not only identify invisible contaminants in water courses, but also help
determine their source.
The principle is as simple as it is efficient, which obviously adds to both its
cost-effectiveness and ease of use, each of which is a major factor in the uptake
of any essentially biological approach to environmental management. As natural
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