The Chemistry of Industrial Toxicology

In this new edition the author retains the general plan of the earlier edition and includes discussions of new developments in the field of toxicology. Hazards which are a potential menace to the health of the industrial worker are an ever-increasing problem. Attention is directed toward the more dangerous substances which include many organic compounds, especially pesticides, and some inorganic materials. The most important have been the radioactive isotopes. New analytical methods have been developed over the past decade, with particular emphasis on the analysis of body fluids. Although the medical aspects of industrial toxicology are obviously of great importance, this book seeks to outline those aspects which are the primary concern of the chemist, engineer, and factory manager. A general treatment of industrial poisons and the more important chemical and biochemical tests and physiological methods of evaluating hazards are discussed in the first chapters. In chapters 3 through 10