PHAR 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.1.1: Aflatoxin B1, Chronic Toxicity, Southeast Asia
16 Jul 2017
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Can cause adverse health effects on organisms. Often a large exposure: it is not necessary that it is a large exposure. So chronic exposure is repeated exposure to small doses of a chemical for a long period of time. From a qualitative perspective, acute and chronic toxic effects are quite diff. What is meant by this is that acute and chronic toxic effects can result in different things. A food contaminant in southeast asia and central africa. 1273: edward i king of england: antipollution law the 1st one :o illegal to burn coal when parliament going on, punishment = decapitation, bye bye head. Early 1900s: automobiles: # of automobiles increased greatly, gasoline internal combustion engines = major pollution source. (cid:1005)95(cid:1006): (cid:862)killer mog(cid:863) london england: caused about 4000 deaths, main cause of death, bronchitis, pneumonia, other respiratory illnesses, this led to the (cid:862)clean air act(cid:863)
