US EPA

39688 

Journal Article 

Effects of industrial air pollution on wildlife 

Newman, JR 

1979 

Yes 

Biological Conservation
ISSN: 0006-3207 

15 

181-190 

#Air pollution is a recognised health hazard for man and domestic animals. Although industrial air pollutants have been known to cause sickness and death of the latter for over 100 years, little attention has been paid to their importance in the decline of wildlife. This paper reviews the existing information on the effects of industrial air pollutants on vertebrate wildlife. Air pollutants have had a worldwide effect on both wild birds and wild mammals, often causing marked decreases in local animal populations. The major effects of industrial air pollution on wildlife include direct mortality, debilitating industrial-related injury and disease, physiological stress, anaemia, and bioaccumulation. Some air pollutants have caused a change in the distribution of certain wildlife species.