ABSTRACT

This introductory text addresses the principles and mechanisms of toxicology as applied to environmentally-encountered toxic agents. Each chapter concludes with review questions that may be used for student self-testing and topics covered include dose response, hazards and risk assessment, determination of toxicity, pesticides, metals, plastics, organic solvents, environmental carcinogens, teratogens and mutagens.

chapter |16 pages

What is Environmental Toxicology?

chapter |1 pages

Chapter Toxicological Concepts

chapter |3 pages

Toxicity

chapter |6 pages

Determination of Toxicity

chapter |1 pages

Chapter Dose-Response Relationships

chapter |13 pages

Dose and Response Relationships

chapter |2 pages

Chapter Absorption of Toxicants

chapter |14 pages

Interaction of Toxicants with Cells

chapter |3 pages

Distribution of Toxicants

chapter |7 pages

Blood Flow

chapter |6 pages

Biotransformation of Toxicants

chapter |7 pages

Urinary Elimination

chapter |2 pages

Chapter Target Organ Toxicity

chapter |8 pages

Introduction to Target Organ Toxicity

chapter |1 pages

Examples

chapter |6 pages

Toxicity Mechanisms

chapter |3 pages

Other Examples of Target Organ Toxicity

chapter |6 pages

Meiosis

chapter |3 pages

Thalidomide

chapter |2 pages

Mutagenesis

chapter |6 pages

Chromosome Aberrations

chapter |2 pages

Chapter Environmental Toxicants

chapter |2 pages

Introduction to Environmental Toxicants

chapter |1 pages

Herbicides

chapter |3 pages

Fungicides

chapter |1 pages

Metals

chapter |2 pages

Arsenic

chapter |2 pages

Chromium Mercury

chapter |2 pages

Chlorinated Aliphatics

chapter |3 pages

Review Questions

chapter |1 pages

Chapter Risk Assessment

chapter |5 pages

Introduction to Risk