Toxicology : what everyone should know : a book for researchers, consumers, journalists and politicians

__Toxicology: What Everyone Should Know__ is an essential reference for anyone looking for an entry into this fascinating field of study. This innovative book describes important discoveries in toxicology through the ages, explores their historical and sociological impacts, and shows how they still influence recent, state-of-the-art developments. In addition, the book shows how these developments are extrapolated into public and political perceptions on risks and the regulatory consequences, emphasizing environmental issues, such as manmade and natural chemicals, their interaction and impact, nutrition, and drugs. Users will find a cutting-edge approach to nutritional and combinatorial toxicology, risk evaluation modeling and the benefits of chemicals exposure (nutrition versus man-made chemicals), environmental health, and legislative frameworks to control the public’s chemical exposure. This is an essential reference for those looking for an introduction to toxicology, its past, and exciting future. Front Cover -- Toxicology: What Everyone Should Know -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 From Pretaster to Toxicologist -- Toxic Dangers for Ancient man and Pharaos -- Switching Functionality: From Natural Toxins To Drugs -- Toxicologists in Clinic, Nutrition, Environment, and Forensics -- References and Further Reading -- 2 Death by Dose-The Most Toxic Compounds -- The Chemistry of Oxygen -- The Toxicity of Oxygen -- Adaptation Processes -- References and Further Reading -- 3 The Coping Body-A Myriad of Exposures -- Metabolism of Xenobiotics -- Renal Elimination and Treatment of Intoxications -- Prediction of Metabolism and Toxicity-Do We Need Animal Testing? -- The Case Report -- References and Further Reading -- 4 Nature Knows Best-Chemicals From the Geobiological Sphere -- The Chemical World of Food and Coffee -- Selective Toxicity -- Food and Medicine: The "Good," the "Bad," and the Unavoidable -- References and Further Reading -- 5 From Prevention to Precaution-Valuing Risks -- Chemicals-Assessing Risks -- Risk Characterization in a Precautionary Culture -- Precaution and Ethics -- References and Further Reading -- 6 Molecular Trepidations-The Linear Nonthreshold Model -- Corpora non agunt nisi fixata-Agents Only Work When They Are Bound -- The Golden Ratio ... -- ... and the LNT Model -- Consequences of a Misconception-Some Concluding Thoughts -- References and Further Reading -- 7 "The Policy of Truth"--Anchoring Toxicology in Regulation -- From Toxicology to Legislation -- From Legislation to Toxicology -- Some Toxic Limits Seem to Be Carved in Stone -- What Determines the Choice of Topics for Toxicological Regulations? -- References and Further Reading -- 8 Knowledge vs Insight -- The World at Large -- Of Science and the World-Three Insights -- The "Reasonable" Homeostasis-Some Exemplified Tools -- References and Further Reading

Toxicology: What Everyone Should Know is an essential reference for anyone looking for an entry into this fascinating field of study. This innovative book describes important discoveries in toxicology through the ages, explores their historical and sociological impacts, and shows how they still influence recent, state-of-the-art developments.

In addition, the book shows how these developments are extrapolated into public and political perceptions on risks and the regulatory consequences, emphasizing environmental issues, such as manmade and natural chemicals, their interaction and impact, nutrition, and drugs.

Users will find a cutting-edge approach to nutritional and combinatorial toxicology, risk evaluation modeling and the benefits of chemicals exposure (nutrition versus man-made chemicals), environmental health, and legislative frameworks to control the public’s chemical exposure.

This is an essential reference for those looking for an introduction to toxicology, its past, and exciting future.

• Presents a seminal toxicological discovery in each chapter, describing its evolution towards today’s cutting-edge techniques
• Shows how the study of toxicology directly impacts legislature, and discusses the need for a new look at risk evaluations
• Includes introductions to a variety of toxicological concerns, such as risk perception, pesticides contamination, carcinogenic compounds, drug toxicities, and toxicological modelling

Toxicology: What Everyone Should Know is an essential reference for anyone looking for an entry into this fascinating field of study. This innovative book describes important discoveries in toxicology through the ages, explores their historical and sociological impacts, and shows how they still influence recent, state-of-the-art developments. In addition, the book shows how these developments are extrapolated into public and political perceptions on risks and the regulatory consequences, emphasizing environmental issues, such as manmade and natural chemicals, their interaction and impact, nutrition, and drugs. Users will find a cutting-edge approach to nutritional and combinatorial toxicology, risk evaluation modeling and the benefits of chemicals exposure (nutrition versus man-made chemicals), environmental health, and legislative frameworks to control the public's chemical exposure. This is an essential reference for those looking for an introduction to toxicology, its past, and exciting future.-- Source other than the Library of Congress Content: Front-matter,Copyright,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - From Pretaster to Toxicologist, Pages 1-12 Chapter 2 - Death by Dose—The Most Toxic Compounds, Pages 13-22 Chapter 3 - The Coping Body—A Myriad of Exposures, Pages 23-32 Chapter 4 - Nature Knows Best—Chemicals From the Geobiological Sphere, Pages 33-43 Chapter 5 - From Prevention to Precaution—Valuing Risks, Pages 45-56 Chapter 6 - Molecular Trepidations—The Linear Nonthreshold Model, Pages 57-69 Chapter 7 - “The Policy of Truth”—Anchoring Toxicology in Regulation, Pages 71-78 Chapter 8 - Knowledge vs Insight, Pages 79-92 Chapter 9 - Toxicology in Science and Society—Future Challenges, Pages 93-96 Index, Pages 97-100 9 Toxicology in Science and Society-Future Challenges -- Toxicology: Future Challenges in Science -- Toxicology: Future Challenges in Society -- References and Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover