Toxicology definition and scope

Hodgson E, Smart RC. Biochemical toxicology definition and scope. In Hodgson E, Smart RC, eds. Introduction to Biochemical Toxicology. 2nd ed. New York Wiley, 2001. 

Certain aspects of chemical science should be grasped before entering the domains of toxicology, risk assessment, and risk management. We need not dip into fundamental concepts and the lesson will be brief and of very limited scope. Many of the definitions and principles to be discussed are (or should be) well known by those who have passed through a high school chemistry course, even with relatively poor success, but we need to be reminded of them and keep them in mind, as matters of chemicals in the environment come under discussion later in the book. 

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