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Developmental Toxicology Risk Assessment and the Future Edited by Ronald D. Hood Risk assessment in developmental toxicology is a new field that attempts to estimate the risk for developmental defects and disabilities in humans due to exposure of the parents to chemicals prior to conception, during pregnancy, or during childhood. This book reviews current knowledge of this subject and focuses on the areas of needed research that were outlined in the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Guidelines for the Health Assessment of Suspect Developmental Toxicants published in 1986. Developmental Toxicology: Risk Assessment and the Future is the only up-to-date volume to cover the entire range of research and policy needs in the field. It features in-depth reviews of all major issues, presents state-of-the-art information on practical applications, and provides a comprehensive literature review. Included are experts’ analyses of these new research areas:
- paternally-mediated effects
- nonbehavioral functional effects
- pharmacokinetic and physiologically-based models
- structure-activity relationships
- mathematical modeling
About the Author
About the Editor RONALD DAVID HOOD is a member of the Department of Biology at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and a consultant with Ronald D. Hood and Associates, Consulting Toxicologists. He is also the author of Cacodylic Acid: Agricultural Uses, Biological Effects, and Environmental Fate (1985) as well as numerous research articles.
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