Current Perspectives on the Use of Alternative Species in Human Health and Ecological Hazard Assessments

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Authors

Edward J. Perkins · United States Army

Gerald T. Ankley · Environmental Protection Agency

Kevin M. Crofton · Environmental Protection Agency

Natàlia García‐Reyero · Biocom

Carlie A. LaLone · Environmental Protection Agency

Mark S. Johnson · U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Joseph E. Tietge

Abstract

These analyses and examples demonstrate how alternative models can be used to reduce cost and animal use while being protective of both human and ecological health.

Topics & Keywords

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Animal testing and alternatives

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 121, Issue 9, pp. 1002-1010

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306638

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 9.47

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Current Perspectives on the Use of Alternative Species in Human Health and Ecological Hazard Assessments

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