About the Book

Toxicology

Toxicology is the science of poisons (also called toxins). It deals with the chemical nature of poisonous substances and how they produce adverse effects in biological systems. A poison is generally defined as any chemical agent that has the capacity to produce abnormal, undesirable, or harmful changes to an organism exposed to it. Poisoning by a chemical agent is equivalent to chemically induced disease. It is difficult classify a toxicologist with any one particular field of toxicology since many of the problems require an integrative approach to problem solving. Therefore, most toxicologists use a variety of approaches that span several of these areas to obtain a comprehensive picture of the risks associated with the substance under investigation. In this appearance, an attempt is made to clarify the different aspect, which are straight or indirectly are connected with toxicology. Apart from student community, those who are keen to understand the complexity of toxicology may find it helpful and interesting effort. CONTENTS : (1)Introduction (2)The Field of Toxicology (3)Toxicology of Pesticides and Pollutants (4)Environmental Toxicology (5)Waste Material of Toxicology (6)Forensic Toxicology Investigation (7)Commonly Toxicology in Heavy Metals (8)Aquatic Organisms and Toxicology (9)Genetic Cellular Processes and Toxicology.