Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards

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Publication Year:1991

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Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council
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Studying animals in the environment may be a realistic and highly beneficial approach to identifying unknown chemical contaminants before they cause human harm. Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards presents an overview of animal-monitoring programs, including detailed case studies ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-18	(skim)
1. Introduction	19-32	(skim)
2. Concepts and Definitions	33-52	(skim)
3. Food Animals as Sentinels	53-68	(skim)
4. Companion Animals as Sentinels	69-80	(skim)
5. Fish and Other Wildlife as Sentinels	81-102	(skim)
6. Animal Sentinels in Risk Assessment	103-120	(skim)
7. Selection and Application of Animal Sentinel Systems in Risk Assessment	121-130	(skim)
8. Conclusions and Recommendations	131-136	(skim)
References	137-158	(skim)
Appendix: May 1988 Workshop Participants	159-160	(skim)

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Studying animals in the environment may be a realistic and highly beneficial approach to identifying unknown chemical contaminants before they cause human harm. Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards presents an overview of animal-monitoring programs, including detailed case studies of how animal health problems--such as the effects of DDT on wild bird populations--have led researchers to the sources of human health hazards. The authors examine the components and characteristics required for an effective animal-monitoring program, and they evaluate numerous existing programs, including in situ research, where an animal is placed in a natural setting for monitoring purposes.

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