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Modern Poisons:

A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology
  • ISBN-13: 9781610913829
  • Publisher: ISLAND PRESS
    Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
  • By Alan Kolok
  • Price: AUD $61.99
  • Stock: 7 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/07/2016
  • Format: Paperback (220.00mm X 150.00mm) 223 pages Weight: 320g
  • Categories: Popular science [PDZ]
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Traditional toxicology textbooks tend to be doorstops: tomes filled with important but seemingly abstract chemistry and biology. Meanwhile, magazine and journal articles introduce students to timely topics such as BPA and endocrine disruption or the carcinogenic effects of pesticides, but don't provide the fundamentals needed to understand the science of toxicity. Written by a longtime professor of toxicology, Modern Poisons bridges this gap.

This accessible book explains basic principles in plain language while illuminating the most important issues in contemporary toxicology. Kolok begins by exploring age-old precepts of the field such as the dose-response relationship and the concept, first introduced by Ambroise Paré in the sixteenth century, that a chemical's particular action depends on its inherent chemical nature. The author goes on to show exactly how chemicals enter the body and elicit their toxic effect, as well as the body's methods of defense.

With the fundamentals established, Kolok digs into advances in toxicology, tracing the field's development from World War II to the present day. The book examines both technical discoveries and their impacts on public policy. Highlights include studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in toiletries and prescriptions, the emerging science on prions, and our growing understanding of epigenetics.

Readers learn not only how toxic exposure affects people and wildlife, but about the long-term social and environmental consequences of our chemicals. Whether studying toxicology itself, public health, or environmental science, readers will develop a core understanding of'and curiosity about'this fast-changing field.
Acknowledgments
Preface
 
Chapter 1. Dose Makes the Poison 
Chapter 2. Nature of a Chemical
Chapter 3. The Human Animal
Chapter 4. Chemical Journeys: Absorption
Chapter 5. Bodily Defense
Chapter 6. Wider Journeys: Pollution
Chapter 7. Travelling Particles
Chapter 8. Toxins, Poisons, and Venoms
Chapter 9. Metals: Gift and Curse
Chapter 10. Combustion 
Chapter 11. Drugs and the Toxicology of Addiction
Chapter 12. 70,000 Years of Pesticides
Chapter 13. Origins of Regulation 
Chapter 14. Legislating for Health 
Chapter 15. POPS and Silent Spring
Chapter 16. Toxic Toiletries
Chapter 17.  Determining Sex: Chemicals and Reproduction
Chapter 18. The Earliest Exposure: Transgenerational Toxicology
Chapter 19.  Natural Toxins Revisited
Chapter 20. Chemical Resistance

Afterword. Toxicology and Beyond
References
"Exceptionally and impressively well written, organized and presented, Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology is unreservedly recommended"
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