Principles and practice of toxicology in public health / Ira S. Richards
ISBN
978-076-37-3823-5
ISBN
076-373-823-9
พิมพ์ลักษณ์
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, 2008
เลขเรียก
EP10 Ri514P
ลักษณะทางกายภาพ
ix, 464 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm
หมายเหตุ
Contents: Toxicology and its roots as a science -- Chemicalproperties and information resources -- Toxicity and thefactors that modify toxic responses -- Biological poisons:plant and animal toxins -- Environmental pollutants andtheir fate -- Absorption of toxicants and models ofdisposition -- Distribution, storage and elimination oftoxicants -- Biotransformation -- Chemical-inducedmutagenesis -- Chemicals and cancer -- Immune -- Skin --Liver and kidneys -- Cardiovascular and blood --Respiratory -- Nervous -- The practice of toxicology --Regulatory considerations -- Toxicity testing -- Productlabeling for public safety -- Toxicology principles inmanaging acute poisonings -- Risk assessment and theperception of risk -- Making informed decisions