Basics of Toxicology How pollutants harm us 4 Mar 2018May 13, 2019 If you read the news regularly, you will know that journalists love talking about how x, y and z chemicals are bad for humans and/or the environment. These articles talk…
Basics of Toxicology Testing for toxicity 3 Mar 2018May 13, 2019 Before I explain why and how scientists test the toxicity of a chemical, it is important to reiterate a concept: the dose makes the poison. For the most, there is…
Basics of Toxicology How pollutants move through us 3 Feb 2018January 21, 2019 First, let's learn a new term -- xenobiotic. A xenobiotic is a compound that is foreign to an organism, i.e., it does not play a role in the organism's normal…
Basics of Toxicology How pollutants move through the environment 28 Jan 2018January 21, 2019 Toxicologists love chemical structures because structures tell a lot about a chemical, just like genes tell a lot about a person. And chemicals, like people, are also shaped by the…
Basics of Toxicology Major environmental pollutants 21 Jan 2018January 21, 2019 I am using the term pollutant here rather than chemical because many chemicals, like water and oxygen, are considered quite safe. Pollutants, on the other hand, are substances that are…
Special Topics Environmental toxicology laws in the U.S. 13 Jan 2018January 21, 2019 Many environmental toxicology laws were passed in the United States in the last 100 years. I have listed the major ones with a short description of what they state. While…
Special Topics Rachel Carson’s legacy 8 Jan 2018January 27, 2019 If there is one name you should know if you want to learn more about environmental toxicology, it is this -- Rachel Carson. She is called the mother of the…
Basics of Toxicology What’s environmental toxicology? 2 Jan 2018February 8, 2019 It is the study of the harmful effects of substances on humans and other organisms in the environment. To understand this properly, let us ponder over the following.Continue reading "What’s…
Basics of Toxicology What this section (basics of toxicology) hopes to achieve 1 Jan 2018December 8, 2018 As a student researcher in environmental toxicology, I have come to respect and realize the importance of this field. Environmental toxicology makes the news more often than you may realize.…
