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Toxicology: What Everyone Should Know
An introductory reference describing toxicological concepts from the historical to the cutting-edge
Aalt Bast (Author), Jaap C Hanekamp (Author)
9780128053485
Paperback, published 13 June 2017
108 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 0.9 cm, 0.2 kg
Toxicology: What Everyone Should Know is an essential reference for anyone looking for an entry into this fascinating field of study. This innovative book describes important discoveries in toxicology through the ages, explores their historical and sociological impacts, and shows how they still influence recent, state-of-the-art developments. In addition, the book shows how these developments are extrapolated into public and political perceptions on risks and the regulatory consequences, emphasizing environmental issues, such as manmade and natural chemicals, their interaction and impact, nutrition, and drugs. Users will find a cutting-edge approach to nutritional and combinatorial toxicology, risk evaluation modeling and the benefits of chemicals exposure (nutrition versus man-made chemicals), environmental health, and legislative frameworks to control the public’s chemical exposure. This is an essential reference for those looking for an introduction to toxicology, its past, and exciting future.
1. The sons of Pharaoh - From pre-taster to toxicologist2. Death by dose – ‘the most toxic compounds’3. In quest of the ‘right’ combinations The coping body – coping with the myriad of exposures4. Nature knows best – Toxins Chemicals from the geobiological sphere5. From prevention to precaution – perceiving valuing risks6. The new homeopathy – the linear non-threshold (LNT) model for carcinogenic compounds7. ‘The policy of truth’ – anchoring toxicology in regulation8. Knowledge versus Insight - Informatics9. ‘A Game of Thrones’ – finding the right mixture in science and society
Subject Areas: Medical toxicology [MMGT]
