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Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology
Alan Kolok
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Description for Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology
Paperback. This accessible book explains basic principles in plain language while illuminating the most important issues in contemporary toxicology. Alan Kolok begins by exploring age-old precepts of the field such as the dose-response relationship and the concept, first introduced by Ambroise Pare in the sixteenth century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSBT; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
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 EPA 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 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 ... Read more
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 EPA 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 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610913829
SKU
V9781610913829
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Alan Kolok
Alan Kolok is Director of the Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, Interim Director at the Center for Environmental Health and Toxicology, and Professor of Biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is the editor of the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Reviews for Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology
[Kolok] swiftly links toxicological history, basic mechanisms, cases and environmental contexts to an interesting multi-disciplinary text...A motivating, documenting and explicative introduction to a wide range of contemporary aspects in environmental toxicology.
International Journal of Environment and Pollution Kolok...treads the fine line between under explained and exceedingly scholarly wonderfully, filling a necessary void in environmental health and toxicology literature. The ... Read more
International Journal of Environment and Pollution Kolok...treads the fine line between under explained and exceedingly scholarly wonderfully, filling a necessary void in environmental health and toxicology literature. The ... Read more