A Small Dose of Toxicology

by Steven G. Gilbert

Everyday, we come into contact with many relatively harmless substances that could, at certain concentrations, be toxic. This applies not only to obvious candidates such as asbestos, lead, and gasoline, but also to compounds such as caffeine and headache tablets. While the field of toxicology has numerous texts devoted to aspects of biology, chemistry, and mechanism of action, the need remains for a book that places toxicology within the framework of our daily lives.
A Small Dose of Toxicology presents the principles of toxicology by exploring the effects of common chemical agents such as caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol. It reviews the fundamentals of dose-response and factors of individual sensitivity in regard to these drugs, and then applies this knowledge to environmental contaminates such as lead, arsenic, pesticides, mercury, and radiation. Chapters discuss neurotoxicology, risk assessment, carcinogenicity, and with a variety of specific toxic agents, with each chapter designed as a self-contained module to allow for flexibility in the selection of personal or academic material.

Exploring current toxicology concerns within a human context, this text discusses how toxicology affects our everyday lives while providing insight into the broader issues of public health and disease prevention. Environmental and public health professionals, as well as novices and students requiring a basic foundation in toxicology will find this resource incredibly useful.

280 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2004

Reviews

[Jennifer Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new text book for Toxicology!I am done with 1st chapter!!Wow!So interesting!!Never liked a damn textbook this much before!!Also,I am excited,my prof in the subject is a Harvard grad who has published well over 100 research papers :)!!!Sooo looking forward to this!

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25

empezó por un control de lectura
en algunas partes es repetitivo, pero como se puede leer cada capítulo individualmente tiene sentido
Gran punto a favor a todo el contenido adicional por si quieres buscar más información
Me gustó bastante el formato y contenido

[Nickdepenpan123 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book may be targeted to students or professionals in health or related areas, but it's readable and enjoyable for casual reading too. (I aimlessly stumbled upon it online, the e-book is offered for free by the author). OK, there are lists, tables and parts that may be more for reference, but at the same time, the book is a very good introduction for anyone who is interested in the topic or just wants to learn something new.