Toxicity testing : strategies to determine needs and priorities / Steering Committee on Identification of Toxic and Potentially Toxic Chemicals for Consideration by the National Toxicology Program, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee on Identification of Toxic and Potentially Toxic Chemicals for Consideration by the National Toxicology Program.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toxicity testing.

Toxicity testing--United States.

National Toxicology Program (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 382 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 substances to which humans are exposed, the authors use a model to show how research priorities for toxicity testing can be set.

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies.

ISBN:

9786610245833

9781280245831

1280245832

9780309554480

0309554489

9780585145044

0585145040

OCLC:

44965209