A fishy method of analysis

摘要

Scientists studying the environment around Lake Mead in Nevada,US,have enlishted the help of an unusual type of sensor.When analysing the levels of synthetic musk compounds in hte area,Lantis Osemwengie,of the US Environmental Protection Agency,and Shawn Gerstenberger of the University of Nevada used specimens of Cyprinus carpio,also know as the common carp,as a biosensor for the pollutants.