Toxicology Disasters

Toxicology Disasters: Cause and Consequences is a volume in the History of Toxicology and Environmental Health series. The book provides an historical overview of significant toxicological disasters which involved chemical exposure of humans, animals, or the environment and resulted in significant health or environmental impacts. The book documents the timeline of events and the legacy of the resulting exposure which occurred within a specific period of time but with long-lasting consequences. The book will provide case-studies of significant toxicological incidents and from a wide range of categories: environmental, industrial, pharmaceutical, domestic, and international that are not only discussed from a historical perspective but also how they have impacted toxicology, regulation, and our current use of these chemicals. The book will help toxicologists, academics and students from environmental health and toxicology departments, environmental/occupational health regulators, and industrial hygiene/safety personnel gain a better understanding of the arc of a toxicological disaster from its origins as well as the root causes of the problem through initial and long-term assessment and management. Organizes historical overviews of each disaster into specific categories (ex. environmental, industrial, pharmaceutical, domestic, and international) for easy reference Takes a “soup to nuts” approach when discussing the toxicological incidents from the origins and causes to the ultimate health and/or regulatory consequences Provides detailed explanations how these disasters impacted the toxicology field and fueled regulatory decisions