Hi everyone here's another blog and this time our topic will be Toxicology. So what is toxicology really? Well if we split the word into two, toxic is basically the harmful substance that affects or body which can also be called as toxins and if you read my previous blog you would know that ology would be the study of. However a more precise definition would be the study of the function, effects and usage of toxins in our body.
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Dosage is the key word that determines whether a certain substance will become a poison or a remedy. For example you are taking medications because you have a fever the correct dosage or amount of the medication you use will cure you and an that's not enough will no cure your state of sickness. Too much can kill you in other words poison your body. Below are the different toxic agents.
Toxic Agents
- Heavy Metals
- Radiation and radioactive materials
- Solvents and Vapors
- Pesticides
- Plant Toxins
- Animal Toxins
- Dioxin/Furans
- Microbial Toxins
- Mushroom Toxins
- Subcategories of Toxic Substances Classification
- General Classifications of Interest to Communities
Branch
of Toxicology
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Description
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Occupational toxicology
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Health hazards associated with toxicology in the workplace
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Clinical toxicology
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Clinical
Application of the study of the effects of toxins in the body mainly for
diagnosis
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Forensic toxicology
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Associated
with legal aspects of toxins on humans and animals.
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Regulatory toxicology
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Deals
with the standards of what is lethal.
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Descriptive toxicology
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Testing
of chemicals and it provides information for safety evaluation and regulatory
requirements.
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Mechanistic toxicology
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Mainly
associated with the understanding of the molecular structure and mechanism of
the toxin
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Environmental toxicology
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Deals
with the study of toxins in the environment
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http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au/research/occtox.html
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