Thursday, 21 July 2016

Poisoning pigeons in the park: Using urban pigeons to monitor lead levels

Pigeons in New York City had a similar pattern of lead in their blood to children, according to a study by Rebecca Calisi, now on the faculty at UC Davis. Because urban pigeons do not travel far, they could be used to monitor environmental pollution. Photo credit: David Slipher
Stop the presses. Somebody found a use for the pigeons in New York City.

from ExtremeTechExtremeTech http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/232113-poisoning-pigeons-in-the-park-using-urban-pigeons-to-monitor-lead-levels
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