The Evaluation of Toxicological Data for the Protection of Public Health : Proceedings of the International Colloquium, Luxembourg, December 1976

The Evaluation of Toxicological Data for the Protection of Public Health: Proceedings of the International Colloquium, Luxembourg, December 1976 focuses on the review of toxicological tests and methods used in toxicological evaluation of chemicals and reconsideration of these procedures in identifying decision-making processes involved in the protection of public health. The selection first discusses reviews of toxicological tests, including introductory remarks and comments on acute toxicity; problems associated with the testing of environmental mutagens; and the testing of carcinogenic potentials. The publication also examines the uncertainties related to the evaluation of the health hazards of environmental chemicals from toxicological data and epidemiological monitoring of indices of chemical hazards. The book takes a look at safety factors and their application in toxicological evaluation; ecotoxicological approaches for the protection of environment and health; and use of biological materials as environmental pollution gauges. The text also discusses acute toxicity, teratogenic effects of pollutants, and examples of ecotoxicological research. The selection is a dependable source of data for readers interested in the evaluation of toxicological data relative to the protection of public health. Content: PROTOKOL INTERNATIONALT KOLLOKVIUM , Page 1 Inside Front Cover , Page 2 Front Matter , Page 3 Copyright , Page 4 EDITORIAL NOTE , Page 9 , W. HUNTER, J. SMEETS ALLOCUTION D'OUVERTURE , Pages 13-15 , P. RECHT OPENING ADDRESS , Pages 16-18 , P. RECHT INTRODUCTORY REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY , Pages 19-21 , EMIL M. MRAK ESPOSTO DI APERTURA , Pages 23-25 , G. DEL BINO INTRODUCTORY REPORT , Pages 26-27 , G. DEL BINO INTRODUCTORY REPORT , Pages 29-30 , Ph. BOURDEAU INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND COMMENTS ON ACUTE TOXICITY , Pages 33-37 , EMIL POULSEN SOME PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TESTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENS , Pages 39-57 , F.H. SOBELS, E. VOGEL A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE TESTING FOR CARCINOGENIC POTENTIALS , Pages 59-63 , D. SCHMAEHL, M. HABS INFLUENCE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT SUR LA DESCENDANCE , Pages 65-79 , H. TUCHMANN-DUPLESSIS INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON OFFSPRING , Pages 81-95 , H. TUCHMANN-DUPLESSIS INTRODUCTION , Pages 99-103 , R.L. ZIELHUIS UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS FROM TOXICOLOGICAL DATA , Pages 105-123 , M. SHARRATT CRITICAL REVIEW OF EVALUATION OF TOXICOLOGICAL DATA BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS , Pages 125-150 , H. UEHLEKE MORPHOLOGIC PARAMETERS OF HEPATIC INJURIES , Pages 151,153-159 , H. POPPER EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF INDICES OF CHEMICAL HAZARDS , Pages 161-169 , M.R. ALDERSON INTRODUCTION , Pages 173-174 , F. COULSTON CRITICAL GROUPS AND THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR POLLUTANT CRITERIA , Pages 175-189 , G. DEAN PROBLEMES QUE POSE LE CONCEPT DU SEUIL DANS L'EVALUATION DU RISQUE RADIOACTIF , Pages 191-199 , P. RECHT THE PROBLEMS OF THE THRESHOLD LEVEL CONCEPT IN THE EVALUATION OF RADIOACTIVITY HAZARDS , Pages 200-206 , P. RECHT SAFETY FACTORS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION , Pages 207-223 , G. VETTORAZZI INTRODUCTION , Pages 227-230 , R. TRUHAUT INTRODUCTION , Pages 231-234 , R. TRUHAUT OCCURRENCE AND FATE OF SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT , Pages 235-246 , F. KORTE THE USE OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION GAUGES , Pages 247-264 , GORDON T. GOODMAN, M.J. INSKIP, S. SMITH, M. HUTTON EXAMPLES OF ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH , Pages 265-279 , G.C. BUTLER ECOTOXICOLOGY: SOME COMPLEXITIES OF EFFECTS ON ECOSYSTEMS , Pages 281-287 , F. MORIARTY ACUTE TOXICITY , Pages 291-293 , W.J. HUNTER, J. SMEETS TERATOGENIC EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS , Pages 295-297 , E.B. VAN JULSINGHA, H. TUCHMANN-DUPLESSIS THE ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR , Pages 299-306 , J. STEENSBERG, P. DESCHAMPS SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS , Pages 307-336 , P.S. ELIAS, W.J. HUNTER ECOTOXICOLOGIE: OBJECTIFS, PRINCIPES et PERSPECTIVES , Pages 339-371 , RENÉ TRUHAUT ECOTOXICOLOGY: OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES AND PERSPECTIVES , Pages 373-413 , RENÉ TRUHAUT STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION OF PESTICIDE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS , Pages 415-416 , J.T. SNELSON LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 417,419-427