Essentials of toxic chemical risk

Penningroth, Stephen.

Essentials of toxic chemical risk science and society / [electronic resource] : Stephen Penningroth. - Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2010. - xvii, 194 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. Toxic chemical risk as science and social discourse -- ch. 2. Environmental pathways of toxic chemicals -- ch. 3. Dose-effect : the foundation of toxicological science -- ch. 4. Human populations at risk -- ch. 5. The cornerstone of risk assessment : toxicity testing in animals -- ch. 6. The body's defenses against chemical toxicity -- ch. 7. Mechanisms of chemical disease -- ch. 8. Human health risk assessment -- ch. 9. Ecological risk assessment -- ch. 10. Managing chemical risk in North America and Europe.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203022627 (ebook : PDF)


Environmental toxicology.
Poisons--Risk assessment.
Science--Social aspects.


Electronic books.