Indoor contaminants in pet cats and dogs : Levels and effects of indoor contaminants in pet cats and dogs

ISBN-13: 9783659267758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 112 str.

Verónica Bastos; Ana Sousa

Opis

Companion animals have been considered, for centuries, as humans best friends. Most of our pets are really our best friends, as they are faithful, make as company and love us unconditionally. They also share our environment, living inside our houses being therefore exposed to the same indoor contaminants. As is it well known, humans and animals are frequently exposed to harmful chemicals, including metals that may induce deleterious effects, as for example DNA damage. In the present work, the levels and potential effects of indoor contaminants in companion animals were evaluated and the implications of using pets as sentinels for human exposure discussed.

O autorze

Verónica Bastos, currently doing Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology in University of Aveiro, Portugal, obtained her MSc. in Biology, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, from the same University in 2011 and graduated in Clinical Analysis and Public Health, from Coimbra College of Health Technology, Portugal.