Toxicology

Toxicology

A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms, as well as the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.

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Non-occupational exposure

Biology; Toxicology

Environmental exposure outside the workplace to substances that are otherwise associated with particular work environments and (or) activities and processes that occur there.

Dose of radiation

Biology; Toxicology

Energy or amount of photons absorbed by an irradiated object during a specified exposure time divided by area or volume.

Immission

Biology; Toxicology

Environmental concentration of a pollutant resulting from a combination of emissions and dispersals (often synonymous with exposure).

Hemochromatosis

Biology; Toxicology

Hereditary disorder affecting iron metabolism in which excessive amounts of iron accumulate in the body tissues. Note: The disorder is characterised by diabetes mellitus, liver dysfunction, and a ...

Occupational hygiene

Biology; Toxicology

Identification, assessment and control of physicochemical and biological factors in the workplace that may affect the health or well-being of those at work and in the surrounding community.

Itai-itai disease

Biology; Toxicology

Illness (renal osteomalacia) observed in the Toyama prefecture of Japan, resulting from the ingestion of cadmium-contaminated rice. Note: Damage occurred to the renal and skeleto-articular systems, ...

Environmental health

Biology; Toxicology

Human welfare and its influence by the environment, including technical and administrative measures for improving the human environment from a health point of view.