STORY TIME
The workers whos story lead to workplace safety regulations.
Radium Girls
Took hemlock as a form of suicide/execution for teaching the youth
Socrates
the likelihood of a toxin getting expressed
Hazard
studies the effects of pollutants of organisms, populations, ecosystems, and biospheres
Environmental toxicologist
Arsenic and cyanide are popular for this effect
Death
Chemical that causes skin sores and fertility issues, sprayed by Russle Bliss
Dioxin
established toxicology as a scientific field, spanish physician
Orfila
Study of poisons
Toxicology
Studies prevention, diagnosis and treatment of poisons, emergency medicines and managment
Clinical toxicologists
Released by factories and vehicles, and is a primary ingredient to smog
Ozone
bonus question: how does this effect the body?
The highest risk posed to old shoe salesmen
Radiation from xray
Father of toxicology, known for the phrase “ the dose determines the poison”
Paracelcus
Phytotoxin, zootoxin, bacteriotoxin
in charge of applications of toxicology into law
Forensic Toxicologist
Attacks cells and their DNA causing damage to how cells express genes and function
Mutagenisis
Chemical found to thin eagle and pelican eggs
DDT
Studies chimney sweeps and found higher rates of scrotal cancer
Pott
A dose in which there is no response
NOEL (no observable effect level)
Uses data to protect humans and animals from toxins In relation to industry. (EPA and FDA)
Regulatory toxicologist
Produced by cigarette smoke, and asbestos, these can cause the rapid unregulated splitting of cells
Carcinogenisis
Paul Enrlich worked with syphylis, leading to a break through in what popular treatment today
Chemotherapy
Publisher of “De Morbis Artificum”, he described asthma in relation to certain careers
Ramazzini
Exposure types in order of least severe to most severe
acute
subacute
subchronic
chronic
Studies absorption, distribution and excretion in academic settings
Mechanistic toxicologist
This effect causes issues with fertility and embryo development. Thalidomide is an example of a toxin with this effect
Teratogenesis