You are here:
The Whole Wildlife Toxicology Catalog: a Web Portal for Wildlife Toxicology Data
Citation:
RATTNER, B. A., M. A. MCKERNAN, K. W. LAURENT, S. GEROULD, K. C. GRIM, S. TAN, C. L. RUSSOM, B. MONTAGUE, N. MASTROTA, S. PUBLICKER, J. R. O'HARE, M. POKRAS, N. H. GOLDEN, AND A. FAIRBROTHER. The Whole Wildlife Toxicology Catalog: a Web Portal for Wildlife Toxicology Data. Presented at SETAC Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, November 16 - 20, 2008.
Impact/Purpose:
This catalog is a website that includes the name, internet address, description and accessibility of over 25 web sites and databases that provide information frequently used by wildlife toxicologists. From this web portal, scientists will be able to access sites which provide data on contaminant exposure and adverse effects, toxicity endpoints and effect thresholds, and documentation related to wildlife die-offs, all of which have application for monitoring, research, risk assessment and regulatory activities.
Description:
In 2007, the Smithsonian Institution sponsored a Wildlife Toxicology Workshop attended by over 50 scientists and administrators from academia, government and conservation entities, and the private sector. One of the action items from the meeting was to develop a web portal that compiles and serves existing databases relevant to the field of wildlife toxicology. A team of more than 20 scientists was formed to shape, define and create the web portal, now entitled the “Whole Wildlife Toxicology Catalog”. This catalog is a website that includes the name, internet address, description and accessibility of over 25 web sites and databases that provide information frequently used by wildlife toxicologists. From this web portal, scientists will be able to access sites which provide data on contaminant exposure and adverse effects, toxicity endpoints and effect thresholds, and documentation related to wildlife die-offs, all of which have application for monitoring, research, risk assessment and regulatory activities. This undertaking will be advertised at scientific meetings and in newsletters to garner interest and support from ecotoxicologists, wildlife biologists, conservationists, and information specialists. Currently the web portal includes sites from North America, but we hope to expand the geographic scope to include sites served in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. It is anticipated that the Whole Wildlife Toxicology Catalog will be publicly launched by the fall of 2008.