Monitoring Environmental Materials and Specimen Banking

Ever since the industrial revolution, large numbers of environmentally hazardous materials are in­ troduced into the global environment annually; a list of all substances which are at present re­ garded as environmentally hazardous might contain thousands of compounds, and new substan­ ces are still being added. Several major activities are necessary of adequately ensure the protec­ tion of human health and the environment from the often subtle effects of these materials. These activities includ