"Toxicology, defined as the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on biological systems, involves as much art as science insofar as there is a large predictive component to its practice. Toxicological predictions are traditionally based on information describing the chemical and its adverse effects, the dose and/or exposure conditions, and the target or exposure subjects. These same end points form the basis for assessing the risk of exposure to chemicals, and are used to set exposure limits for chemicals in the ...
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"Toxicology, defined as the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on biological systems, involves as much art as science insofar as there is a large predictive component to its practice. Toxicological predictions are traditionally based on information describing the chemical and its adverse effects, the dose and/or exposure conditions, and the target or exposure subjects. These same end points form the basis for assessing the risk of exposure to chemicals, and are used to set exposure limits for chemicals in the workplace"--
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