Author : Judith Cairncross Helgen
Release : 2012
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 466/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Peril in the Ponds by : Judith Cairncross Helgen
Download or read book Peril in the Ponds written by Judith Cairncross Helgen. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When deformed frogs-many with missing legs or eyes, footless stumps, or misshapen jaws-began to emerge from Minnesota wetlands, alarm bells went off. What caused such deformities? Pollution? Ultraviolet rays? Biological agents? And could the mysterious cause also pose a threat to humans? Former government biologist Judy Helgen provides an inside view of a highly charged environmental issue that continues to spark controversy among scientists, politicians, and government agencies. Book jacket.