Encyclopedia of Toxicology (4th edition)

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Fourth Edition is currently the most extensive overview of the multiple areas of toxicology, including the chemical, biological and physical (e.g., radiation) perspectives. Spanning across six volumes, this new edition comprises of over 1100 thoroughly revised chapters, and over 80 brand new entries from leading experts which have all been carefully selected and edited by a world-class editorial board. New areas covered in this release include the bourgeoning field of computational toxicology, the many research applications of alternatives to animal testing, the rise in development and use of consumer products and their effects on populations, the increasing introduction and use of pharmaceutical ingredients and their combinations. Other chapters cover artificial intelligence models of toxicological exposure and effects, extractables and leachables testing, cliimate change and its relation to global warming, flood, drought, etc. and the effects on humans, animal and the environment, screening tools such as sequence alignment to predict across species susceptibility, and much more.