STORY TIME
Names to Know
Tox Terms
Careers in Poisons
Effects :)
100

The workers whos story lead to workplace safety regulations. 

Radium Girls

100

Took hemlock as a form of suicide/execution for teaching the youth

Socrates

100

the likelihood of a toxin getting expressed

Hazard

100

studies the effects of pollutants of organisms, populations, ecosystems, and biospheres

Environmental toxicologist 

100

Arsenic and cyanide are popular for this effect

Death

200

Chemical that causes skin sores and fertility issues, sprayed by Russle Bliss

Dioxin 

200

established toxicology as a scientific field, spanish physician

Orfila

200

Study of poisons

Toxicology

200

Studies prevention, diagnosis and treatment of poisons, emergency medicines and managment

Clinical toxicologists

200

Released by factories and vehicles, and is a primary ingredient to smog

Ozone


bonus question: how does this effect the body?

300

The highest risk posed to old shoe salesmen

Radiation from xray

300

Father of toxicology, known for the phrase “ the dose determines the poison”

Paracelcus

300
The three major types of toxins

Phytotoxin, zootoxin, bacteriotoxin

300

in charge of applications of toxicology into law

Forensic Toxicologist

300

Attacks cells and their DNA causing damage to how cells express genes and function 

Mutagenisis

400

Chemical found to thin eagle and pelican eggs

DDT

400

Studies chimney sweeps and found higher rates of scrotal cancer

Pott

400

A dose in which there is no response

NOEL (no observable effect level)

400

Uses data to protect humans and animals from toxins In relation to industry. (EPA and FDA)

Regulatory toxicologist

400

Produced by cigarette smoke, and asbestos, these can cause the rapid unregulated splitting of cells

Carcinogenisis

500

Paul Enrlich worked with syphylis, leading to a break through in what popular treatment today

Chemotherapy

500

Publisher of “De Morbis Artificum”, he described asthma in relation to certain careers

Ramazzini

500

Exposure types in order of least severe to most severe 

acute

subacute

subchronic

chronic

500

Studies absorption, distribution and excretion in academic settings

Mechanistic toxicologist

500

This effect causes issues with fertility and embryo development. Thalidomide is an example of a toxin with this effect

Teratogenesis

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