Canine serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): a pilot study to evaluate the use of animal sentinels in environmental health
Journal Article
·
· Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)
To evaluate the potential for using domestic animals in the surveillance of environmental exposures, we collected serum samples for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) analysis from nine dogs in Monroe County, Indiana, where people had been shown to have been exposed to PCBs. Nine dogs in Atlanta, Georgia, served as comparisons. Results indicated that canine serum PCB levels in contaminated areas (median = 3.0 ppb) tend to be greater than those in uncontaminated areas (median = 1.7 ppb (p = .06, Mann-Whitney U test)). This finding suggests that pet dogs may serve as sentinels of human exposure to environmental PCB contamination.
- Research Organization:
- Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6970852
- Journal Information:
- Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 43:3; ISSN AEHLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
DOGS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FEDERAL REGION IV
FEDERAL REGION V
GEORGIA
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INDIANA
MAMMALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
TOXICITY
USA
VERTEBRATES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
DOGS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FEDERAL REGION IV
FEDERAL REGION V
GEORGIA
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INDIANA
MAMMALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
TOXICITY
USA
VERTEBRATES