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A guide to practical toxicology : evaluation, prediction, and risk

Title
A guide to practical toxicology : evaluation, prediction, and risk / Adam Woolley.
Author
Woolley, Adam.
Publication
New York : Informa Healthcare, [2008], ©2008.
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Description
xiii, 465 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"This practical, user-friendly, and informative text surveys basic principles of toxicology. It is an invaluable guide to evaluating toxicity and related data, approaching toxicity testing and interpretation, and understanding the concepts of hazard prediction and risk assessment and management."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Toxicology
  • Toxicology > methods
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Models, Chemical
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Toxicity Tests
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-448) and index.
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 - Sensitization, 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 -- App. Useful Websites.
ISBN
  • 9781420043143 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1420043145 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008016600
OCLC
  • ocn225089868
  • 225089868
  • SCSB-5445520
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries