Companion animals as sentinels for community exposure to industrial chemicals: The Fairburn, GA, propyl mercaptan case study

摘要: Objectives. This study utilized the electronic medical records of six veterinary hospitals (operated by Banfield, The Pet HospitalReg.) in vicinity Fairburn, Georgia, to assess health dogs and cats following unintentional release propyl mercaptan from a waste-processing facility. Methods. Standardized were used define clinical syndromes (eye inflammation, gastrointestinal, respiratory, fever, general weakness/change mental state) cats. frequency geographic distribution each syndrome was evaluated before, during, after chemical release, using control charts, density maps, change average mean distance suspected point source space-time statistics, autoregressive integrated moving averages. Results. No consistent pattern syndromic events observed mercaptan. Some syndromes, including respiratory cats, gastrointestinal dogs, eye inflammation both showed time spatial patterns into community. These changes with signs people during previous California as well Fairburn. Conclusions. A systematic review exposed no conclusive evidence adverse effects. Methods for use pets detecting environmental hazards require further development evaluation.