Principles and practice of toxicology in public health / Ira S. Richards.
Material type: TextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2008.Description: ix, 464 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780763738235 (pbk.)
- 0763738239 (Paper)
- 615.9 RIC
- RA1211 .R52 2008
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 615.9 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00212208 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Toxicology and its roots as a science -- Chemical properties and information resources -- Toxicity and the factors that modify toxic responses -- Biological poisons: plant and animal toxins -- Environmental pollutants and their fate -- Absorption of toxicants and models of disposition -- Distribution, storage and elimination of toxicants -- Biotransformation -- Chemical-induced mutagenesis -- Chemicals and cancer -- Immune -- Skin -- Liver and kidneys -- Cardiovascular and blood -- Respiratory -- Nervous -- The practice of toxicology -- Regulatory considerations -- Toxicity testing -- Product labeling for public safety -- Toxicology principles in managing acute poisonings -- Risk assessment and the perception of risk -- Making informed decisions.