Environmental Toxicology

Extension programs in Environmental Toxicology address toxicological issues related to environmental quality and health. Primary areas of focus include water quality and its effect on wildlife and humans; environmental contaminants and food safety (e.g., mercury or PCB’s in fish or shellfish); the status and trends of fish and wildlife species, including threatened and endangered species; ecological risk assessment and policy; and chemical hazards in households such as lead.

Publications

• Help Protect Our Waters: Stop the Invaders (exotic species poster)
• Recreational Water Quality Fact Sheet (for coastal visitors/residents)
• Workbook and Key to the Freshwater Bivalves of North Carolina
• Freshwater Bivalves of North Carolina: Color Plates
• Pollutants in Groundwater: Health Effects
• Pollutants in Groundwater: Risk Assessment
• Lead in Drinking Water