Principles and practice of toxicology in public health

• Main Authors: Richards, Ira S. 1948- (Author), Bourgeois, Marie M. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Sudbury, Mass. Jones & Bartlett Learning 2014
• Edition: SECOND EDITION
• Subjects: Toxicology; Public Health Practice; Risk Assessment; Health Policy
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All public health professionals should have some level of knowledge of the basic principles of Toxicology. Whether dealing with issues as diverse as a workers' compensation claim for a job-related exposure and injury or the removal of toxic wastes from an urban community, public health professi...

Table of Contents:

• Toxicology and its roots as a science
• Chemical properties and information resources on hazardous chemicals
• Toxicity and the factors that modify toxic responses
• Biological poisons : plant and animal toxins
• Environmental pollutants and their fate
• Dose and response
• Absorption of toxicants and models of disposition
• Distribution, storage, and elimination of toxicants
• Biotransformation
• Chemical-induced mutagenesis
• Chemicals and cancer
• Role of the immune system
• Skin
• The liver and kidneys
• The cardiovascular system
• The respiratory system
• The nervous system
• The endocrine system
• The practice of toxicology
• Regulatory considerations
• Toxicity testing
• Uses and limitations of product labeling for public safety
• Toxicology principles in the management of acute poisonings
• Risk assessment and the perception of risk
• Making informed decisions.