A Small Dose of Toxicology: The Health Effects of Common ChemicalsCRC Press, 2004 M02 18 - 280 pages Everyday, we come into contact with many relatively harmless substances that could, at certain concentrations, be toxic. This applies not only to obvious candidates such as asbestos, lead, and gasoline, but also to compounds such as caffeine and headache tablets. While the field of toxicology has numerous texts devoted to aspects of biology, chemis |
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