The Dose Makes the Poison
A Plain-language Guide to Toxicology
Wiley · Print & ebook · March 22, 2011
This new edition of a widely-read and highly-acclaimed book broadens the scope of its predecessors from a heavy focus on industrial chemicals as toxicants to include drugs, food additives, cosmetics and other types of compounds that people are exposed to daily.
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- Who it’s for
- A plain-language introduction to toxicology expands beyond industrial chemicals to everyday compounds.
- Genres
- Toxicology, Health Risk Assessment
- Published
- Wiley, March 22, 2011
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This new edition of a widely-read and highly-acclaimed book broadens the scope of its predecessors from a heavy focus on industrial chemicals as toxicants to include drugs, food additives, cosmetics and other types of compounds that people are exposed to daily. Also new to the 3rd edition are newer issues-of-the-day such as nanoparticulate toxicants, second hand smoke, food contamination, lead in toys, and others.
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As such, the book provides the basics of toxicology in easy-to-understand language as well as a fuller understanding of the daily insults to which our bodies are subjected.
Everyday Toxicants
A plain-language introduction to toxicology expands beyond industrial chemicals to everyday compounds.
Come here for
- Plain-language basics of toxicology
- Coverage extending beyond industrial chemicals
Expect
- Nanoparticulate toxicants
- Lead in toys
Where it sits
| Toxicology | 72% |
|---|---|
| Health Risk Assessment | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Public Health
- Toxicology
- Industrial Chemistry
- Authors
- Patricia Frank, M. Alice Ottoboni
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- March 22, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Public Health