BIOL-2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences, Sulfur Mustard, Maimonides
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Risk assessment = safe levels of exposure o o. Determine the safe dosage/safe exposure level of harmful chemicals in reference to organisms. Determine how much of the chemical can be applied/taken before it disrupts homeostasis. Most of what was discovered about toxicology was destroyed/passed from gen to gen so there is not much information covering the effects of certain chemicals. Exposure to nat. toxin , plants, animals and minerals o. Natural toxins = this is referring to natural non man made toxins. Usually one person (the elder/healer) in the village/group would know the effects of eating or using toxins. This person passes them around the village/group and the members pass this knowledge down to their children. This knowledge becomes something that"s just common sense to the members of the village which decreases the necessity for documentation. First info about use of plant in everyday life o.
