Animals as Sentinels of Environmental Health Hazards [Paperback]

Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards (Author), Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (Author), National Research Council (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0309040469 | ISBN-13: 978-0309040464

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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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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Committee on Animals as Monitors of Environmental Hazards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309040469
• ISBN-13: 978-0309040464
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,137,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)