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Information Resources in Toxicology, Third Edition is a sourcebook for anyone who needs to know where to find toxicology information. It provides an up-to-date selective guide to a large variety of sources--books, journals, organizations, audiovisuals, internet and electronic sources, and more. For...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Wexler, Philip, 1950- (Editor); Hakkinen, P. J. (Editor); Kennedy, Gerald L. (Editor); Stoss, Frederick W. (Editor)
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 2000.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Third edition.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780127447704
Summary: Information Resources in Toxicology, Third Edition is a sourcebook for anyone who needs to know where to find toxicology information. It provides an up-to-date selective guide to a large variety of sources--books, journals, organizations, audiovisuals, internet and electronic sources, and more. For the Third Edition, the editors have selected, organized, and updated the most relevant information available. New information on grants and other funding opportunities, physical hazards, patent literature, and technical reports have also been added. This comprehensive, time-saving tool is ideal for toxicologists, pharmacologists, drug companies, testing labs, libraries, poison control centers, physicians, legal and regulatory professionals, and chemists. Key Features * Serves as an all-in-one resource for toxicology information * New edition includes information on publishers, grants and other funding opportunities, physical hazards, patent literature, and technical reports * Updated to include the latest internet and electronic sources, e-mail addresses, etc. * Provides valuable data about the new fields that have emerged within toxicological research; namely, the biochemical, cellular, molecular, and genetic aspects.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxviii, 921 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780127447704
0127447709
9780080534664
008053466X
Index Number: RA1193
CLC: R99-7
Contents: History: -- K.D. Watson, P. Wexler, and J. Everitt. -- Highlights in the History of Toxicology. -- Selected References in the History of Toxicology. -- A Historical Perspective of Toxicology Information Systems. -- Books and Special Documents: -- G.L. Kennedy, Jr., P. Wexler, N.S. Selzer, and L.A. Malley. -- General Texts. -- Analytical Toxicology. -- Animals in Research. -- Biomonitoring/Biomarkers. -- Biotechnology. -- Biotoxins. -- Cancer. -- Chemical Compendia. -- Chemical--Cosmetics and Other Consumer. -- Products. -- Chemical--Drugs. -- Chemical--Dust and Fibers. -- Chemical--Metals. -- Chemicals--Pesticides -- Chemicals--Solvents. -- Chemical--Selected Chemicals. -- Clinical Toxicology. -- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. -- Environmental Toxicology--General. -- Environmental Toxicology-- Aquatic. -- Environmental Toxicology--Atmospheric. -- Environmental Toxicology--Hazardous Waste. -- Environmental Toxicology--Terrestrial. -- Environmental Toxicology--Wildlife. -- Epidemiology. -- Food and Nutrition. -- Forensic. -- Genetic Toxicology. -- Molecular, Cellular, and Biochemical Toxicology. -- Noise. -- Occupational Health. -- Pathology. -- Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism. -- Radiation. -- Regulatory Toxicology. -- Risk Assessment. -- Target Sites--General. -- Target Sites--Cardiovascular. -- Target Sites--Endocrine. -- Target Sites--Gastrointestinal. -- Target Sites--Hematopoietic. -- Target Sites--Immune. -- Target Sites--Kidney. -- Target Sites--Liver. -- Target Sites-- Nervous System. -- Target Sites--Respiratory. -- Target Sites--Sensory. -- Target Sites--Skin. -- Testing Methods and Toxicity Assessment (Including Alternatives). -- Veterinary Toxicology. -- Miscellaneous. -- Journals: -- P. Wexler. -- Journal Listings. -- Additional Journals Carrying Relevant Articles. -- Newsletters: -- P.J. Hakkinen and F.W. Stoss. -- Introduction. -- General Newsletter Publications and Internet Sites. -- On-Line Sources of Full-Text Coverage. -- Listing of Newsletters. -- General Interest and Popular Works: -- F.W. Stoss. -- Compendia. -- General Interest and Popular Works. -- Internet and Other Digital Resources: -- P. Wexler, P.J. Hakkinen, and F.W. Stoss. -- Web Sites. -- Browsers. -- Search Tools. -- Mailing Lists. -- Newsgroups. -- Electronic Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs). -- Computer Databases. -- U.S. EPA Software and Applications for Hazardous and Toxic Materials. -- Databases and Software Afterword. -- Print Bibliographic Resources: -- L.M. Poore. -- Technical Reports and Government Documents: -- F.W. Stoss. -- Federal Government Technical Reports. -- State and Local Government Technical Reports. -- Industry-Sponsored Technical Report Literature. -- Examples of Toxicology Technical Reports. -- Other Government Documents. -- Publishers: -- L.M. Poore and T.L.B. Wilson. -- Audiovisuals and Non-print Media Resources: -- F.W. Stoss and K. Deck. -- Audiovisual Resources Titles. -- Audiovisual Materials--Procedures and Distributors. -- Toxicology Data and Information Management: -- F.W. Stoss and P. Wexler. -- Periodicals. -- Databases. -- Bibliography. -- Overview of U.S. Chemical and Environmental Control Laws and Regulations and Helpful Information Sources: -- M. Bandurraga. -- Tracking Publications. -- Training Courses. -- Regulation of Chemicals in the United States: -- M. Bandurraga. -- The U.S. Regulatory Process. -- Public Access to Data and the U.S. Regulatory Process. -- Regulatory Authorities for U.S. Chemical Control. -- Positive List Approach. -- Registration Process to Add Chemicals to the List -- Notification Process. -- History of Federal Chemical Control Laws and Agencies. -- Impacts on Toxicologists of U.S. Laws and Regulations. -- Current U.S. Chemical Regulatory Issues. -- Resources for Hazard Communication Compliance: -- D. Marsick and P. Dsida. -- MSDS Collections. -- MSDS References. -- MSDS Construction. -- MSDS Consultants. -- International Harmonization. -- Electronic Data Banks. -- Detailed Addresses. -- Organizations: -- P.J. Hakkinen, F.W. Stoss, B. Behrendt, and P. Wexler. -- Directories for Locating State, County, and Local Sources. -- How to Find Additional Organizations. -- Listing of Organizations. -- Special Groups. -- Education: -- Introduction. -- Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology (Prepared by the SOT). -- Graduate Programs in Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Toxicology (Prepared by the SETAC). -- Grants and Other Funding Opportunities: -- -- F.W. Stoss and P. Wexler. -- Reference Books. -- Online Searchable Databases. -- Selected Internet Resources. -- Electronic Journals and Newsletters. -- Web Sites and/or E-mail Addresses. -- Endnote. -- Toxicology Testing Methods and Laboratories: -- P.J. Hakkinen. -- In Vitro and Other Toxicology Testing Methods and Teaching Aids: Sources of Information. -- Toxicology Testing Laboratories. -- Environmental Testing Laboratories. -- Poison Centers Certified. -- American Associatio
History
Books and Special Documents
Journals
Newsletters
General Interest and Popular Works
Internet and Other Digital Resources
Print Bibliographic Resources
Technical Reports and Government Documents
Publishers
Audiovisuals and Non-print Media Resources
Toxicology Data and Information Management
An Overview of U.S. Chemical and Environmental Control Laws and Regulations and Helpful Information Sources
Regulation of Chemicals in the United States
Resources for Hazard Communication Compliance
Organizations
Education
Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Toxicology Testing Methods and Laboratories
Poison Control Centers
Assessment of Physical Hazards
Patents: Toxicological Information Resource
Overwiew of International Activities
International Register of potentially Toxic Chemicals National Correspondents
Member Societies of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)
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