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The Effect of Chemicals on Biological Structures

Fundamentals of Radiation and Chemical Safety, Page: 133-179
2015
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Book Chapter Description

In the beginning of the chapter, the author points out that in the world there are many millions of chemicals and at least some of them are dangerous. The hazards of chemicals in ambient air, water, food, detergents, cosmetics, and personal hygiene products are described. The role of trace elements is considered. Chemical carcinogenesis comprises the major part of all cancers. The last part of the chapter is devoted to the description of the methods of carcinogen screening. Epidemiological method, chronic experiments on animals, physicochemical methods, short-term tests, and the analysis of the correlation between structure and biological activity of a molecule are discussed.

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