Toxicology and Risk Assessment: A Comprehensive Introduction

This new book, written by two outstanding scientists in the field,describes the basic principles of toxic mechanisms and organtoxicity, providing detailed information on specific mechanisms orchemicals for exemplification. The goal is to provide sufficientinformation that the reader becomes familiar with the basicconcepts in toxicology to enable him or her to understand the basicprinciples in toxicology and to evaluate the risks at givenexposures. With this basic understanding the reader also will beable to critically evaluate the available information on a chemicaland to identify data gaps.

In addition to the introductory chapters the book will offer thefollowing systematic information, presented in six specialsections:

• Principles in Toxicology
• Organ Toxicology
• Methods in Toxicology
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management
• Toxicity of Chemicals

Fulfilling a demand for such a book, this will be a welcomedintroductory text for students and non-experts alike to focuson and understand the principles of hazard identification and riskassessment of toxicants. Relevant to all those studying toxicology,biochemistry, biology, medicine and chemistry, as well astoxicologists in hospitals, universities and in industry.