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Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Volume 2, 4e
- 4th Edition - November 1, 2023
- Editors: Asish Kumar Mohapatra, Philip Wexler
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 9 7 1 - 8
Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Fourth Edition is currently the most extensive overview of the multiple areas of toxicology, including the chemical, biological and physical (e.g., ra… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEncyclopedia of Toxicology, Fourth Edition is currently the most extensive overview of the multiple areas of toxicology, including the chemical, biological and physical (e.g., radiation) perspectives. New areas covered in this release include The bourgeoning field of computational toxicology, The many research applications of alternatives to animal testing, The rise in development and use of consumer products and their effects on populations, The increasing introduction and use of pharmaceutical ingredients and their combinations.
Other chapters cover Artificial intelligence models of toxicological exposure and effects, Extractables and leachables testing, Climate change and its relation to global warming, flood, drought, etc. and the effects on humans, animal and the environment, Screening tools such as sequence alignment to predict across species susceptibility, and much more.
- Includes contributions from a world-renowned editorial board and expert contributors with wide-ranging backgrounds in toxicology
- Thoroughly updated with the latest advances in the science
- Contains concise and accessible content, providing an authoritative reference resource for non-specialists and readers from undergraduate level upwards, as well as advanced healthcare providers
- Covers new topics such as computational toxicology, alternatives to animal testing, pharmaceutical ingredients, artificial intelligence models of toxicological exposure and effects, wildfires and effects of their smoke, vaping, high throughput transcriptomics, and the effect of environmental chemicals on the microbiome
Graduate-level college students and professors in toxicology and pharmacology, including clinical and forensic, as well as veterinary medicine, health professions, nursing, pharmacy, environmental and public health and pharmacy, Researchers and practitioners in toxicology and pharmacology, medicine, veterinary medicine, health professions, nursing and pharmacy, Researchers and scientists working at drug companies, toxicology testing labs and poison control centres, Legal and regulatory professionals (EPA, National Toxicology Program, NIEHS, etc.)
1. Introduction to Toxicology
2. Toxicology of Substances
3. Toxicology of Industrial Chemicals
4. Pharmaceuticals and Drugs Toxicology
5. Toxicology of Agricultural Chemicals
6. Toxicology of chemical substances (generic)
7. Toxic Substances in Nature
8. Toxicology of Waste and Combustion Products
9. Toxicology of Food Additives, Fragrances and Cosmetics
10. Environmental and Occupational Toxicology
11. Toxicology Testing and Evaluation
12. Translational/human/health related chapters
13. Regulatory Toxicology and Toxicological Organizations
2. Toxicology of Substances
3. Toxicology of Industrial Chemicals
4. Pharmaceuticals and Drugs Toxicology
5. Toxicology of Agricultural Chemicals
6. Toxicology of chemical substances (generic)
7. Toxic Substances in Nature
8. Toxicology of Waste and Combustion Products
9. Toxicology of Food Additives, Fragrances and Cosmetics
10. Environmental and Occupational Toxicology
11. Toxicology Testing and Evaluation
12. Translational/human/health related chapters
13. Regulatory Toxicology and Toxicological Organizations
- No. of pages: 6200
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: November 1, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443159718
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Philip Wexler
Philip Wexler has written and edited numerous publications related to toxicology and toxico-informatics, as well as taught and otherwise lectured globally on these topics. He has been Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Encyclopedia of Toxicology including the current, 4th edition (2023) since its inception as well as Information Resources in Toxicology (Elsevier. 5th ed. 2020), and Chemicals, Environment, Health: A Global Management Perspective (CRC Press/Taylor and Francis. 2011). He has served as Associate Editor for Toxicology Information and Resources for Elsevier's journal, Toxicology and edited special issues on Digital Information and Tools. Phil is also overseeing a monographic series on Toxicology History. Volumes have been published on Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, modern clinical toxicology, risk assessment, alternative test methods, food and nutrition, and disasters, with more in the planning stages. He is a co-Editor-in-Chief of the Taylor and Francis journal, Global Security: Health, Science, and Policy and a past recipient of the US Society of Toxicology’s (SOT) Public Communications Award.
Phil recently retired from a long federal career as a Technical Information Specialist at the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, within its Specialized Information Services Division (SIS). His initial position at NLM was as a Fellow of its Associate Program and early work included a brief stint in the Reference Services Section. A recipient of the NLM Regents Award for Scholarly or Technical Achievement and the Distinguished Technical Communication Award of the Washington chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, he was team leader for the development of the ToxLearn online multi-module tutorials, a joint activity with the SOT. Phil had also been project officer for the LactMed file on drugs and lactation, and the IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) and ITER (International Toxicity Estimates for Risk) risk assessment databases.
Additionally, Phil had been the guiding force behind, and federal liaison to, the World Library of Toxicology, Chemical Safety, and Environmental Health (WLT) prototype, a free global Web portal that provided the scientific community and public with links to major government agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, professional societies, and other groups addressing issues related to toxicology, public health, and environmental health prior to its migration to the INND/Toxipedia group. This multilingual tool, fed by information from a roster of international Country Correspondents, has been praised as a successful test resource for overcoming barriers to the sharing of information between countries, enhancing collaboration, and minimizing duplication. Currently on hiatus, it awaits a visionary funding source to become operational.
A trustee of the Toxicology Education Foundation (TEF), Phil had previously served as its federal liaison. He is a past Chair of SOT’s World Wide Web Advisory Team, and active in its Ethical, Legal, Forensics, and Social Issues Specialty Section. He was a member of the Education and Communications Work Group of the CDC/ATSDR’s National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposure. A co-developer of the Toxicology History Room, he is co-founder and was federal liaison to the Toxicology History Association. For many years he organized and emceed the popular Toxicology Quiz Bowl at the annual SOT meetings.
In addition to pursuing toxicology-related activities in his retirement, Phil is happy to have more time to embrace other lifelong interests. He is the author of five poetry collections, a mosaic artist, and a cactus and succulent enthusiast.
Affiliations and expertise
Retired, National Library of Medicine (NLM), Bethesda, MD, USA