A guide to practical toxicology [electronic resource] : evaluation, prediction, and risk / Adam Woolley.
By: Woolley, Adam.
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BookPublisher: New York : Informa Healthcare, c2008Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 465 p. : ill.ISBN: 9781420043150 (ebook : PDF).Subject(s): ToxicologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access. Also available in print edition.Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-448) and index.
1. Introduction to toxicology : the necessity of measurement -- 2. Normality : definition and maintenance -- 3. Determination of toxicity : the basic principles -- 4. Determination of toxicity : in vitro and alternatives -- 5. Safety pharmacology -- 6. Determination : general and reproductive toxicology -- 7. Determination : genotoxicity and carcinogenicity -- 8. Determination : dermal toxicity : sensitisation, irritation, and corrosion --
9. Determination : environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology -- 10. Interpretation : basic principles -- 11. Interpretation : different data types -- 12. Prediction of hazard -- 13. Background to risk due to toxicity -- 14. Risk assessment in practice and setting exposure limits -- 15. Risk assessment and management in the workplace -- 16. Risk assessment : carcinogenicity, the environment, evolution, and overview of risk assessment -- 17. Evaluation of specific classes of chemical -- 18. The future of toxicity testing and risk assessment.
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