Environmental toxicology
Encyclopedia
Environmental toxicology, also known as entox, is a multidisciplinary
field of science concerned with the study of the harmful effects of various chemical, biological and physical agents
on individual living organisms. It is not to be confused with ecotoxicology
which is concerned on studying the harmful effects at the population
and ecosystem
levels.
Rachel Carson
is considered to have established environmental toxicology as a distinct field within toxicology
in 1962, with the publication of her book Silent Spring
, which covered the effects of uncontrolled pesticide
use.
Multidisciplinarity
Multidisciplinarity is a non-integrative mixture of disciplines in that each discipline retains its methodologies and assumptions without change or development from other disciplines within the multidisciplinary relationship....
field of science concerned with the study of the harmful effects of various chemical, biological and physical agents
Biological agent
A biological agent — also called bio-agent or biological threat agent — is a bacterium, virus, prion, or fungus which may cause infection, allergy, toxicity or otherwise create a hazard to human health. They can be used as a biological weapon in bioterrorism or biological warfare...
on individual living organisms. It is not to be confused with ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, especially at the population, community, ecosystem level. Ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary field, which integrates toxicology and ecology....
which is concerned on studying the harmful effects at the population
Population biology
Population biology is a study of populations of organisms, especially the regulation of population size, life history traits such as clutch size, and extinction...
and ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
levels.
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement....
is considered to have established environmental toxicology as a distinct field within toxicology
Toxicology
Toxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms...
in 1962, with the publication of her book Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin on 27 September 1962. The book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement....
, which covered the effects of uncontrolled pesticide
Pesticide
Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent , antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest...
use.
Societies
- American College of Toxicology (ACT)
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
- Society of ToxicologySociety of ToxicologyThe Society of Toxicology is a learned society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of toxicology. Its definition of toxicology is...
(SOT)
Journals
- Environmental Health PerspectivesEnvironmental Health PerspectivesEnvironmental Health Perspectives is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal published monthly by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 6.191....
- Environmental Toxicology
- Environmental Toxicology & Pharmacology
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
- Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry
See also
- EcotoxicologyEcotoxicologyEcotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, especially at the population, community, ecosystem level. Ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary field, which integrates toxicology and ecology....
- Environmental chemistryEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental chemistry is the scientific study of the chemical and biochemical phenomena that occur in natural places. It should not be confused with green chemistry, which seeks to reduce potential pollution at its source...
- Environmental scienceEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
- ToxicologyToxicologyToxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms...