Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards

Name      :Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards  

Author     :National Research Council

Edition     :1st

Year        :1991

Pages      :173

Format    :PDF
Size        :0.56 MB

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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