Download or read book Occupational Toxicology, 2nd Edition written by Neill H. Stacey and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-02-15 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on chemicals in the workplace, Occupational Toxicology introduces the basic tenets of the science of toxicology that underpin the application of toxicological information to the workplace. The book contains chapters on the most important workplace exposures such as metals, pesticides, solvents, plastics, gases, and particulate matter and informs the reader as to the types of toxicity seen in the workplace environment and the organs likely to be affected. The lung and the skin are given individual attention as these are important sites of injury/disease caused by exposure to chemicals. It also covers genotoxicity, cancer, and their testing.