A practical guide to toxicology and human health risk assessment / / Laura Robinson
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| Autore: |
Robinson Laura <1965->
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| Titolo: |
A practical guide to toxicology and human health risk assessment / / Laura Robinson
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , 2019 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (373 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 363.17/63 |
| Soggetto topico: | Toxicology |
| Hazardous substances - Risk assessment | |
| Health risk assessment | |
| Environmental risk assessment | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Welcome to the world of toxicology -- Basic toxicological terminology -- The dose makes the poison -- Toxicokinetics -- Factors which modify toxicity -- Local effects -- Chemical allergies -- Genetic toxicology -- Carcinogenicity -- Reproductive and developmental toxicology -- The liver -- The kidney -- The immune system -- Haematopoietic system & blood -- The nervous system -- The respiratory tract -- The endocrine system -- Assessment of irritation & corrosive effects -- Assessment of acute toxicity -- Repeated dose toxicity testing -- Assessment of carcinogenicity -- Assessment -- Assessment of reproductive & developmental effects -- Assessment of skin and respiratory sensitisation -- Alternative methods to animal testing -- Human health risk assessment. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Provides a practical and easy-to-use guide to the applications of toxicology for risk assessment - Focuses on toxicological risk assessment of chemical and environmental compounds and includes real-life examples like pesticides, alcohol, and cigarettes and their impact on human health - Addresses the similarities and differences between USA and EU regulatory requirements Contains self-test questions and a summary of the key points in each chapter. Toxicologists, industrial hygienists, regulatory professionals, chemical risk assessors, forensic scientists, chemists, health and safety professionals, product safety workers; Medical and occupational health personnel who need to interpret toxicology data; Students studying toxicology or dealing with the topic in related disciplines, like forensic science, health, and medicine"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A practical guide to toxicology and human health risk assessment |
| ISBN: | 1-118-88207-5 |
| 1-118-88190-7 | |
| 1-118-88188-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910830718203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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