Understanding the definitions and terminologies associated with environmental toxicology is very important to a public health professional's basic environmental health education. In this assignment, you will research environmental toxicology and write a paper titled "The Toxicity of a Chemical."
Address the following in your paper:
- Define environmental toxicology.
- Differentiate between toxins and toxicants.
- Describe the determinants of the toxicity of a chemical.
- Explain the methods used for testing toxicity of chemicals.
- Describe different ranges of exposure.
- Explain the concept of latency.
- Define dose and threshold.
- Describe the differences between synergism, antagonism, and potentiation.
- Explain the concept of risk assessment.
- Conclude with a description of a human exposure assessment.