Animals as sentinels of human health hazards of environmental chemicals

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-315

  Van Der Schalie, William H ^a   Gardner Jr , Hank S ^b   Bantle, John A ^c   De Rosa, Chris T ^d   Finch, Robert A ^b   Reif, John S ^e   Reuter, Roy H ^f   Backer, Lorraine C ^g   Burger, Joanna ^h   Folmar, Leroy C ^a   Stokes, William S ⁱ  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b US Army Center for Environmental Health Research   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f Life Systems Inc   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^h RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental chemicals; FETAX; Health hazards; Public health; Risk assessment; Sentinel species

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDLIFE; WORKSHOP;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345104292     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107309     Document Type: Review

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