A guide to practical toxicology evaluation, prediction, and risk

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Woolley, Adam
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Informa Healthcare, c2008.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420043150
Physical Descriptionxiii, 465 p. : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.