Biomarkers can tell us how badly we polluted the environment

We often hear warnings that there is a lot of environmental pollution. This raises questions such as "Is pollution everywhere?" And "How bad is the pollution in different areas?"

To get answers to these questions, we need a way to analyze the level of pollution and the impact on ecosystems. 

Here, biomarkers or bioindicators can be used. These are biological responses used to identify a particular process, disease, pollutant, etc.

Assessing the level of pollution in the environment can be done directly by measuring pollution in soil, air, or water; or indirectly in our or other animals' bodies.

These three types of biomarkers tell us whether and how badly we polluted the environment:
1. Biomarkers of exposure
2. Biomarkers of susceptibility
3. Biomarkers of effect

Learn more about these biomarkers and how they work:
https://medium.com/the-environment/how-animals-can-tell-us-whether-and-how-badly-we-polluted-the-environment-21755bd5e599
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A marker test can be done to measure the amount of pollution (credit: Aleksandra Gigowska on Shutterstock)
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john linus Tom
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Great idea
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Joseph Githinji
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This is a great Idea
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Sameen Shahid
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hmm interesting but not so useful for places where it's quite apparent already.
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Elizabeth Gathigia
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Great idea
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Ajema Lydiah
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a wonderful idea
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Samson Genga
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We must avoid the chances of environmental pollution abroad the content 👍
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Munene Mugambi
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An interesting idea to keep track of pollution
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