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International Labor Organization, What is Toxicology
| Description: | Toxicology is the science of adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms. Living organisms include the algae in the sea, animals and people, all flora and fauna. There are no safe substances, all chemicals can be poisonous and cause injury or death. But they can be used safely: the effect depends on the dose and exposure. It is possible by limiting these to handle and benefit from the properties of chemical substances in an `acceptably safe' way. Toxicological studies aim to assess the adverse effects related to different doses in order to find this `acceptably safe' level.
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| Type: | Article |
| URL: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/safetytm/toxic.htm |
| Date entered: | 2002-07-11 |
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