Toxicology for Non-Toxicologists / Edition 2

by Mark E. Stelljes

Overview

Toxicology for Non-Toxicologists provides non-scientific readers with basic toxicological concepts and explains how those concepts and their applications affect everyday life. It is designed for professionals in the environmental field as well as for a more general audience.

Completely updated, this edition includes new overviews of key emerging issues, including nanotechnology, endocrine disruptors, and vapor intrusion of chemicals in indoor air. It also includes a new case study, tracking how a new chemical comes to market, and a brief summary of the types of jobs toxicologists have and the types of work that they do.

Readers will find an introduction to the study of toxic chemicals on humans and the environment, including discussions on organic foods, food additives, and pesticides; pollution incidents in both the air and the water; misleading media reporting of toxicology; and the limitations of current toxicology knowledge. It also focuses on key concepts in toxicology, examines four types of toxic effects, and discusses the regulatory framework of environmental laws and federal organizations as they pertain to toxicology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865871755
Publisher:	Government Institutes
Publication date:	11/26/2007
Series:	Science for Nonscientists , #3
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.05(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Dr. Mark Stelljes is an environmental consultant and the director of risk assessment and toxicology services for SLR International Corp, in Martinez, California. Recently, he has also been globally involved in product stewardship, focusing on review and interpretation of toxicology studies in the registration of new chemicals and setting safe occupational exposure limits for these chemicals. Dr. Stelljes is actively involved in the Society for Risk Analysis, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and the Society of Toxicology.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1 Introduction Chapter 2 2 Everyday Applications of Toxicology Chapter 3 3 Essential Concepts of Toxicology Chapter 4 4 Types of Toxic Effects Chapter 5 5 Estimation of Toxic Effects Chapter 6 6 Important Toxicological Parameters Chapter 7 7 Extrapolation of Toxicity Values from Animals to Humans Chapter 8 8 Risk Assessment Chapter 9 9 Communicating Risks to the Public Chapter 10 10 New Approaches in Toxicology and Risk Assessment Chapter 11 11 Challenges in Toxicology for Today and Tomorrow Chapter 12 12 Toxicology in the Real World: Chemical Registration Example

Editorial Reviews

Environmental consultant Stelljes provides a clear overview of toxicology for general readers....This work by a well-credentialed author is an excellent introduction to toxicology. Recommended.

Choice Reviews

Environmental consultant Stelljes provides a clear overview of toxicology for general readers....This work by a well-credentialed author is an excellent introduction to toxicology. Recommended.

September 2008 Choice

Environmental consultant Stelljes provides a clear overview of toxicology for general readers....This work by a well-credentialed author is an excellent introduction to toxicology. Recommended.

September 2008 CHOICE

Stelljes, Risk Assessment Manager for SECOR International Inc., designed this book for non-scientific readers to provide basic toxicological concepts. He begins with an introduction to the study of toxic chemicals and how they affect humans and the environment, including discussions of organic farming, food additives, pollution, and misleading media portrayals of toxicological information. The introductory chapters are followed by several chapters on the specific effects of toxic chemicals on health, population, and community, as well as discussions of risk assessment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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