Industrial Guide to Chemical and Drug Safety (eBook)

Turuvekere Subrahmanya Shanmukha DIKSHITH, PhD, was the head of The Pesticide Toxicology Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, (CSIR), Lucknow, and later director of the Toxicology Research Laboratory, VIMTA Labs Ltd., Hyderabad, India. He is presently the Consultant, Pharmacology Division, Indian Institute for Chemical Technology (CSIR), Hyderabad, India. He is a member of the World Health Organization Task Group on Environmental Health Criteria Documents and the International Program on Chemical Safety. He is also the editor of Toxicology of Pesticides in Animals, and author of Safety Evaluation of Environmental Chemicals. PRAKASH V. DIWAN, PhD, is the Deputy Director, Pharmacology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR), Hyderabad, India. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction to Chemical and Drug Safety.

Principles of Toxicity and Safety.

Heavy Metals.

Organochlorine Pesticides.

Organophosphorus Pesticides.

Herbicides and Fungicides.

Carbamates.

Synthetic Pyrethroids, Fumigants, and Rodenticides.

Industrial Solvents.

Food Additives and Food Contaminants.

Industrial Gases and Fumes.

Drugs: Discovery and Development.

Drugs and Human Diseases.

Nonmedical Use of Drugs.

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals: Safety Considerations.

Target Organ Toxicity.

Disposal of Hazardous Chemicals.

Good Laboratory Practice.

Safety Evaluation: Methods and Procedures.

Guidance for Laboratory Students and Occupational
Workers.

Appendices.

Glossary.

Index.

"...a readable textbook with extensive breath and adequate
depth. Readers can use this text to obtain a broad foundation or to
use as a quick reference..." (Veterinary
Pathology, September 2004)

"...concise and clear...written in an accessible narrative
style...offers valuable information to the target audience..."
(The British Toxicological Society, No. 24, Summer 2004)

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(Chemical Health & Safety, November/December 2003)

"What a volume of information!...a must for beginning graduate
students, enthusiastic workers...and even as a reference for
experienced colleagues in toxicology." (Veterinary and Human
Toxicology, Vol. 45, No. 4, August 2003)

"This comprehensive work contains a vast amount of
information... it is intended for laboratory personnel involved in
the manufacture of chemicals, but it contains information that will
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Essential." (Choice, Vol. 41, No. 3, November 2003)

"...offers the reader a good first introduction to this
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International Edition, Vol. 42(24), 2003)