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Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards: Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

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Animals as sentinels of environmental health hazards: Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Author: National Research Council ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Commission on Life Sciences ; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology ; Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards
Subjects: Biological monitoring ; Health risk assessment ; Toxicology
Description: 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.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Creation Date: 1991
Format: 159
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 9780309040464
ISBN: 0309040469
EISBN: 0309594898
EISBN: 9780309594899
Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete

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