Boelsterli, Urs A.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Why the dose matters :  assessing the health risk of exposure to toxicants / 
Urs A. Boelsterli. 
 - First edition. 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) :  illustrations (some color) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><P>1. Introduction. <STRONG>Part I The Concepts: Hazard and Exposure</STRONG> 2. What Does "Toxic" Mean? 3. Paracelsus Reloaded-The Dose Concept. 4. Exposure-The Key Determinant in Risk Assessment. 5. Natural and Synthetic Chemicals.  6. What Our Body Does to a Chemical. 7. What a Chemical Does to Our Body. 8. Defense Shields. 9. Correlation and Causality. <STRONG>Part II The Chemicals</STRONG> 10. Pesticides-Killers with a License. 11. Toxic Food. 12. Dietary Supplements -- The More The Better? 13. Significant Risks: Persistent and Widespread.  14. Drugs. <STRONG>Part III The Risk </STRONG>15. Safety Assessment. 16. Acceptable Limits, Tolerance, and Red Lines. 17. Risk Assessment. 18. Gauging the Risk Against the Benefit. 19. Risk Communication. <STRONG>Part IV The Future </STRONG>20. Toxicological Challenges. 21. Conclusions and Outlook.</P> 
<br/><br/> "This book describes a rational basis for gauging the risk of chemicals, setting a contrast to sensational, often irrational, and even hysterical reports about poisonous compounds that highlight the hazard while ignoring the actual risk"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781003346661 1003346669 9781000861419 1000861414 9781000861402 1000861406 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1201/9781003346661  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>9781000861419  Ingram Content Group 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2022048160 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBC340979  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>020967005  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>--Popular works.<br/>--Popular works.<br/>--Popular works.<br/>--Health aspects.<br/><br/><br/>
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA1213  / .B64 2023