TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richards,Ira S.
AU  - Bourgeois,Marie
TI  - Principles and practice of toxicology in public health
SN  - 9781449645267 (pbk.)
AV  - RA1211 .R52 2014
U1  - 615.9/02 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Sudbury, Mass.
PB  - Jones & Bartlett Learning
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - Health Policy
KW  - Public Health Practice
KW  - Risk Assessment
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -