Toxicology

  1. Classification of Toxicants
    1. By Chemical Class
      1. Heavy Metals
        1. Lead
          1. Sources and Uses
            1. Mechanisms of Toxicity
              1. Clinical Manifestations
                1. Treatment
                2. Mercury
                  1. Forms of Mercury
                    1. Sources and Uses
                      1. Mechanisms of Toxicity
                        1. Clinical Manifestations
                          1. Treatment
                          2. Cadmium
                            1. Sources and Uses
                              1. Mechanisms of Toxicity
                                1. Clinical Manifestations
                                  1. Treatment
                                  2. Arsenic
                                    1. Sources and Uses
                                      1. Mechanisms of Toxicity
                                        1. Clinical Manifestations
                                          1. Treatment
                                          2. Chromium
                                            1. Nickel
                                            2. Solvents and Vapors
                                              1. Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
                                                1. Aromatic Hydrocarbons
                                                  1. Halogenated Hydrocarbons
                                                    1. Alcohols
                                                      1. Glycols
                                                        1. Mechanisms of Toxicity
                                                          1. Acute and Chronic Effects
                                                          2. Pesticides
                                                            1. Insecticides
                                                              1. Organophosphates
                                                                1. Carbamates
                                                                  1. Pyrethroids
                                                                    1. Organochlorines
                                                                    2. Herbicides
                                                                      1. Chlorophenoxy Compounds
                                                                        1. Bipyridyls
                                                                          1. Triazines
                                                                          2. Fungicides
                                                                            1. Rodenticides
                                                                            2. Natural Toxins
                                                                              1. Mycotoxins
                                                                                1. Aflatoxins
                                                                                  1. Ochratoxins
                                                                                    1. Trichothecenes
                                                                                    2. Phytotoxins
                                                                                      1. Alkaloids
                                                                                        1. Glycosides
                                                                                          1. Saponins
                                                                                          2. Zootoxins
                                                                                            1. Snake Venoms
                                                                                              1. Marine Toxins
                                                                                                1. Arthropod Venoms
                                                                                              2. Gases
                                                                                                1. Carbon Monoxide
                                                                                                  1. Cyanide
                                                                                                    1. Ozone
                                                                                                      1. Nitrogen Oxides
                                                                                                        1. Sulfur Dioxide
                                                                                                        2. Persistent Organic Pollutants
                                                                                                          1. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
                                                                                                            1. Dioxins
                                                                                                              1. Organochlorine Pesticides
                                                                                                                1. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
                                                                                                              2. By Target Organ or System
                                                                                                                1. Hepatotoxins
                                                                                                                  1. Nephrotoxins
                                                                                                                    1. Neurotoxins
                                                                                                                      1. Cardiotoxins
                                                                                                                        1. Pulmonotoxins
                                                                                                                          1. Immunotoxins
                                                                                                                            1. Hematotoxins
                                                                                                                              1. Dermatotoxins
                                                                                                                                1. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicants
                                                                                                                                2. By Use Class
                                                                                                                                  1. Food Additives
                                                                                                                                    1. Drugs of Abuse
                                                                                                                                      1. Therapeutic Drugs
                                                                                                                                        1. Industrial Chemicals
                                                                                                                                          1. Agricultural Chemicals
                                                                                                                                            1. Consumer Products

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                                                                                                                                          7. Toxicity Testing and Evaluation