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General and applied toxicology
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ISBN: 0333698681 1561592420 Year: 1999 Publisher: New York (N.Y.) Grove's dictionaries


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Testing for toxicity.
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ISBN: 0850662184 Year: 1981 Publisher: London Taylor & Francis

General & applied toxicology
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ISBN: 1561591076 Year: 1993 Publisher: Stockton, CA : M Stockton press,


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The Journal of toxicological sciences.
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ISSN: 18803989 Year: 1976 Publisher: Sapporo, Japan : Japanese Society of Toxicological Sciences,


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An introduction to interdisciplinary toxicology : from molecules to man
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ISBN: 0128136022 9780128136034 9780128136027 0128136030 Year: 2020 Publisher: London : Academic Press,


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The Alchemy of Disease : How Chemicals and Toxins Cause Cancer and Other Illnesses
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ISBN: 0231549504 Year: 2020 Publisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press,

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Since the dawn of the industrial age, we have unleashed a bewildering number of potentially harmful chemicals. But out of this vast array, how do we identify the actual threats? What does it take to prove that a certain chemical causes cancer? How do we translate academic knowledge of the toxic effects of particular substances into understanding real-world health consequences? The science that answers these questions is toxicology.In The Alchemy of Disease, John Whysner offers an accessible and compelling history of toxicology and its key findings. He details the experiments and discoveries that revealed the causal connections between chemical exposures and diseases. Balancing clear accounts of groundbreaking science with human drama and public-policy relevance, Whysner describes key moments in the development of toxicology and their thorny social and political implications. The book features discussions of toxicological problems past and present, including DDT, cigarettes and other carcinogens, lead poisoning, fossil fuels, chemical warfare, pharmaceuticals—including opioids—and the efficacy of animal testing. Offering valuable insight into the science and politics of crucial public-health concerns, The Alchemy of Disease shows that toxicology’s task—pinpointing the chemical cause of an illness—is as compelling as any detective story.

Casarett and Doull's Essentials of toxicology.
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ISBN: 0071389148 9780071389143 Year: 2003 Publisher: New York (N.Y.) McGraw-Hill

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