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Title
Modern poisons [electronic resource] : a brief introduction to contemporary toxicology / by Alan S. Kolok.
ISBN
9781610916097 (electronic book)
1610916093 (electronic book)
9781610916660
Published
Washington, DC : Island Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.5822/978-1-61091-609-7 doi
Call Number
RA1211
Dewey Decimal Classification
615.9
Summary
This book explains basic principles in plain language while illuminating the most important issues in contemporary toxicology. The author begins by exploring age-old precepts of the field such as the dose-response relationship and the concept, first introduced by Ambroise Paré in the sixteenth century, that a chemical's particular action depends on its inherent chemical nature. The author goes on to show exactly how chemicals enter the body and elicit their toxic effect, as well as the body's methods of defense. With the fundamentals established, the author digs into advances in toxicology, tracing the field's development from World War II to the present day. The book examines both technical discoveries and their impacts on public policy. Highlights include studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in toiletries and prescriptions, the emerging science on prions, and our growing understanding of epigenetics. Readers learn not only how toxic exposure affects people and wildlife, but about the long-term social and environmental consequences of our chemicals. Whether studying toxicology itself, public health, or environmental science, readers will develop a core understanding of--and curiosity about--this fast-changing field.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: 9781610916660
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Dose Makes the Poison
2. Nature of a Chemical
3. The Human Animal
4. Chemical Journeys: Absorption
5. Bodily Defense
6. Wider Journeys: Pollution
7. Travelling Particles
8. Toxins, Poisons, and Venoms
9. Metals: Gift and Curse
10. Combustion
11. Drugs and the Toxicology of Addiction
12. 70,000 Years of Pesticides
13. Origins of Regulation
14. Legislating for Health
15. POPS and Silent Spring
16. Toxic Toiletries
17. Determining Sex: Chemicals and Reproduction
18. The Earliest Exposure: Transgenerational Toxicology
19. Natural Toxins Revisited
20. Chemical Resistance
Afterword: Toxicology and Beyond
References.
