Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Concepts and Definitions; 5 3. Food Animals as Sentinels; 6 4. Companion Animals as Sentinels; 7 5. Fish and Other Wildlife as Sentinels; 8 6. Animal Sentinels in Risk Assessment; 9 7. Selection and Application of Animal Sentinel Systems in Risk Assessment; 10 8. Conclusions and Recommendations; 11 References; 12 Appendix: May 1988 Workshop Participants

About the Author

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