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...

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...

including incidentally an excellent account of the toxicology of dinitro-ortho-cresol. Once the reader has mastered this different approach he will find that the authors have considered many aspects of industrial toxicology from the essential angle of their biochemical origin, an approach which must surely form the fundamental basis of this subject in future. At present there is just sufficient...

A review is presented of the use of developmental toxicity testing in the United States and international regulatory assessment of human health risks associated with exposures to pharmaceuticals (human and veterinary), chemicals (agricultural, industrial, and environmental), food additives, cosmetics, and consumer products. Developmental toxicology data are used for prioritization and screening...

Genetic toxicology is the scientific discipline dealing with the effects of chemical, physical and biological agents on the heredity of living organisms. The Internet offers a wide range of online digital resources for the field of Genetic Toxicology. The history of genetic toxicology and electronic data collections are reviewed. Web-based resources at US National Library of Medicine (NLM), inc...

Insecticides are chemicals used to kill insects, so it is unsurprising that many insecticides have the potential to harm honey bees (Apis mellifera). However, bees are exposed to a great variety of other potentially toxic chemicals, including flavonoids and alkaloids that are produced by plants; mycotoxins produced by fungi; antimicrobials and acaricides that are introduced by beekeepers; and f...

This editorial is to announce the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, a new Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal published by BioMed Central. Occupational medicine and toxicology belong to the most wide ranging disciplines of all medical specialties. The field is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, management and scientific analysis of diseases from the fields of occupation...