Guillermo Pérez Jimeno  send us this information: Wildlife Ecotoxicology Forensic Approaches. John E. Elliott, Christine A. Bishop and Christy A. Morrissey. Many books have now been published in the broad field of environmental toxicology. However, to date, none of have presented the often fascinating stories of the wildlife science, and the steps along the way from discovery of problems caused by environmental pollutants to the regulatory and non-regulatory efforts to address the problems. This book provides case by case examinations of how toxic chemical effects on wildlife have brought about policy and regulatory decisions, and positive changes in environmental conditions. Wild animal stories, whether they are about the disappearance of charismatic top predators, or of grossly deformed embryos or frogs, provide powerful symbols that can and have captured the public’s imagination and have resulted in increased awareness by decision makers. View at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-0-387-89432-4#section=945843&page=1

It is the intent of this book to present factual and balanced overviews and summaries of the science and the subsequent regulatory processes that followed to effect change (or not). We cover a variety of chemicals and topics beginning with an update of the classic California coastal DDT story of eggshell thinning and avian reproduction to more recent cases, such as the veterinarian pharmaceutical that has brought three species of Asian vultures to the brink of extinction. Researchers, regulators, educators, NGOs and the general public will find valuable insights into the processes and mechanisms involved both in environmental scientific investigation and in efforts to effect positive change.
Table of Contents:

1 Wildlife Ecotoxicology: Forensic Approaches………………………………… 1
John E. Elliott, Christine A. Bishop, and Christy A. Morrissey

2 Dioxins, Wildlife, and the Forest Industry
in British Columbia, Canada………………………………………………………… 11
John E. Elliott

3 Swallows as a Sentinel Species for Contaminant Exposure
and Effect Studies………………………………………………………………………… 45
Christine M. Custer

4 The Rocky Mountain Arsenal: From Environmental Catastrophe
to Urban Wildlife Refuge……………………………………………………………… 93
Jeffrey T. Edson, James V. Holmes, John E. Elliott,
and Christine A. Bishop

5 Abnormal Alligators and Organochlorine Pesticides
in Lake Apopka, Florida………………………………………………………………. 153
Allan R. Woodward, H. Franklin Percival, R. Heath Rauschenberger,
Timothy S. Gross, Kenneth G. Rice, and Roxanne Conrow

6 Restoration of Lake Apopka’s North Shore Marsh: High Hopes,
Tough Times, and Persistent Progress…………………………………………… 189
Roxanne Conrow, Edgar F. Lowe, Michael F. Coveney, R. Heath
Rauschenberger, and Greg Masson


7 Controlling Wireworms Without Killing Wildlife
in the Fraser River Delta………………………………………………………………. 213
John E. Elliott, Laurie K. Wilson, and Robert Vernon

8 Toxic Trees: Arsenic Pesticides, Woodpeckers,
and the Mountain Pine Beetle……………………………………………………….. 239
Christy A. Morrissey and John E. Elliott

9 Amphibians Are Not Ready for Roundup®……………………………………. 267
Rick A. Relyea

10 Atrazine Has Been Used Safely for 50 Years?………………………………… 301
Tyrone B. Hayes

11 Selenium, Salty Water, and Deformed Birds………………………………….. 325
Harry M. Ohlendorf

12 Eliminating Lead from Recreational Shooting and Angling:
Relating Wildlife Science to Environmental Policy
and Regulation in North America…………………………………………………. 359
A.M. Scheuhammer and V.G. Thomas

13 Feminized Fish, Environmental Estrogens,
and Wastewater Effluents in English Rivers………………………………….. 383
Charles R. Tyler and Amy L. Filby

14 South Asian Vultures in Crisis: Environmental Contamination
with a Pharmaceutical………………………………………………………………….. 413
J. Lindsay Oaks and Richard T. Watson

15 Where Science Stops, and Action Starts………………………………………… 443
Tim Lougheed