Toxicity testing strategies to determine needs and priorities

Prepared at the request of the National Toxicology Program, this landmark report reveals that many chemicals used in pesticides, cosmetics, drugs, food, and commerce have not been sufficiently tested to allow a complete determination of their potential hazards. Given the vast number of chemical subs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: National Research Council (U.S.).
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee on Identification of Toxic and Potentially Toxic Chemicals for Consideration by the National Toxicology Program (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press 1984.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622082306719
Table of Contents:
  • Toxicity-testing needs in the select universe Sample selection Operating policies for identification, acquisition, and organization of data Data evaluation Results Setting priorities for toxicity testing Design of the priority system Briefly following a chemical through an illustrative systemDetail description of the operation of an illustrative systemFuture development, implementation, and refinement of the systemConclusions and recommendations