INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY

Industrial Toxicology

W'ITH the increasing rate at which new chemicals are being introduced to industry, it has become more and more apparent that the toxicologist must try to discover at least the basic principles upon which to determine by an examination of its formula the toxicity of any aiven substance. Up to now these principles have been elusive and our knowledge is fragmentary in the extreme. The replacement ...

Industrial toxicology; 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.

Exposure tests in industrial toxicology.

The purpose of exposure tests for industrial poisons or other hazards is to determine if sufficient quantities of the harmful agent are being ( or have been) absorbed to cause intoxication. In interpreting such tests, the three major factors which determine whether or not intoxication occurs should be considered. The first ofthese is the time factor. Over a short period the probability of intox...

Analysis of biological material in industrial toxicology.

INTRODUCTION Occupational hazards have existed since the beginning of technology and they have always been considered part of the job. At the present time a different idea and a modern concept about the importance of each individual's health among the working class, has brought about a transcendental change in labour legislation. However, the workmen's compensation laws are not effective enough...

Announcement: 19th Internation Symposium Industrial Toxicology '99

Contact e-mail address: agata @ chtf.stuba.sk Topics 1. Chemical substances and living organisms 2. Analysis and monitoring of toxic agencies in environment 3. Risk analysis assessment and management of chemical technologies and use of chemicals 4. Protection profilaxis and treatment of intoxication 5. Miscellaneous Plenary lectures M. Anke, Germany: The ultra trace element intake of nickel, ca...