Description
This new fifth edition of Information Resources in Toxicology offers a consolidated entry portal for the study, research, and practice of toxicology. Both volumes represents a unique, wide-ranging, curated, international, annotated bibliography, and directory of major resources in toxicology and allied fields such as environmental and occupational health, chemical safety, and risk assessment. The editors and authors are among the leaders of the profession sharing their cumulative wisdom in toxicology's subdisciplines. This edition keeps pace with the digital world in directing and linking readers to relevant websites and other online tools.Due to the increasing size of the hardcopy publication, the current edition has been divided into two volumes to make it easier to handle and consult. Volume 1: Background, Resources, and Tools, arranged in 5 parts, begins with chapters on the science of toxicology, its history, and informatics framework in Part 1. Part 2 continues with chapters organized by more specific subject such as cancer, clinical toxicology, genetic toxicology, etc. The categorization of chapters by resource format, for example, journals and newsletters, technical reports, organizations constitutes Part 3. Part 4 further considers toxicology's presence via the Internet, databases, and software tools. Among the miscellaneous topics in the concluding Part 5 are laws and regulations, professional education, grants and funding, and patents. Volume 2: The Global Arena offers contributed chapters focusing on the toxicology contributions of over 40 countries, followed by a glossary of toxicological terms and an appendix of popular quotations related to the field.The book, offered in both print and electronic formats, is carefully structured, indexed, and cross-referenced to enable users to easily find answers to their questions or serendipitously locate useful knowledge they were not originally aware they needed. Among the many timely topics receiving increased emphasis are disaster preparedness, nanotechnology, -omics, risk assessment, societal implications such as ethics and the precautionary principle, climate change, and children's environmental health.- Introductory chapters provide a backdrop to the science of toxicology, its history, the origin and status of toxicoinformatics, and starting points for identifying resources- Offers an extensive array of chapters organized by subject, each highlighting resources such as journals, databases,organizations, and review articles- Includes chapters with an emphasis on format such as government reports, general interest publications, blogs, and audiovisuals- Explores recent internet trends, web-based databases, and software tools in a section on the online environment- Concludes with a miscellany of special topics such as laws and regulations, chemical hazard communication resources, careers and professional education, K-12 resources, funding, poison control centers, and patents- Paired with Volume Two, which focuses on global resources, this set offers the most comprehensive compendium of print, digital, and organizational resources in the toxicological sciences with over 120 chapters contributions by experts and leaders in the field
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction1. Toxicology: A Primer2. History of Toxicology3. Development of Toxicoinformatics4. Toxicoinformatics Today5. Starting Points for Finding Toxicology ResourcesPart II. Subject Categorization: Books and More6. General Texts7. Analytical Tox8. Animals in Research9. Biomarkers10. Biotechnology11. Biotoxins12. Cancer13. Chemical Compendia14. Chemicals: Cosmetics and Other Consumer Products15. Children's Environmental Health16. Climate Change17. Chemicals: Drugs 18. Chemicals: Dusts and Fibers19. Chemicals: Metals20. Chemicals: Pesticides21. Chemicals: Solvents22. Chemicals: Selected Chemicals23. Clinical Toxicology24. Developmental and Reproductive25. Disaster Preparation & Management26. Environmental Tox: Aquatic27. Environmental Tox: Air28. Environmental Tox: Hazardous Waste29. Environmental Tox: Terrestrial30. Environmental Tox: Wildlife31. Epidemiology32. Ethical Considerations33. Exposure Science34. Food and Nutrient Toxicology35. Forensic Toxicology36. Genetic Toxicology37. Mixtures38. Molecular, Cell., and Biochem Tox39. Nanotechnology40. Noise41. Occupational Health42. Omics43. Pathology44. Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism45. Precautionary Principle46. Radiation47. Regulatory Tox48. Risk Assessment49. Substance Abuse50. Target Sites: General51. Target Sites: Cardiovascular52. Target Sites: Endocrine53. Target Sites: Gastrointestinal54. Target Sites: Hematopoietic55. Target Sites: Immune56. Target Sites: Kidney57. Target Sites: Liver58. Target Sites: Nervous System59. Target Sites: Respiratory60. Target Sites: Sensory61. Target Sites: Skin62. Terrorism and Warfare (Chemical, Biological and Rad)63. Testing Methods & Tox Assess (incl Alternatives)64. Veterinary ToxPart III. Other Resources65. Organizations66. Journals and Newsletters67. General Interest and Popular Works68. Technical Reports and Government Information69. Audiovisual and Non-Print ResourcesPart IV. The Online Environment and Data Science70. The Internet: Recent Trends71. Web-Based Databases72. Software Tools for Tox & Risk AssessPart V. Special Topics73. Laws and Regulations74. Hazard Communication75. Professional Education76. Public Education77. Grants and Funding78. Poison Control Centers79. Patents
