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A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
ParacelsusParacelsus was so grandiose
And perhaps just a little bit grossManure, blood, and sandand thus you create man
But what makes it a poison is dose!
The Undecided DoseToo much of a thing makes you blue
But not having it can kill you tooToo much or too littleLet's not be so fickle
We'll go Dutch and divide it by two.
Limericks by Toni Hayes
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
A Small Dose of Toxicology
Welcome !!
Introduction to the Health Effects of Chemicals
Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT
www.asmalldoseof.orgwww.toxipedia.org
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
Objective
Increase our understanding of how chemicals affect human health.
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
Course evaluation – Very important
Other stuff!!!
Ask questions – Talk to me!!!
Logistics
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
Special Thank you to:
Those that really make this happen
Thanks to Organizers
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
9:00 Welcome to “A Small Dose of Toxicology”
9:10 An Introduction to Principles of Toxicology
10:30 Break
10:45 Non-Cancer and Neurotoxicology
11:45 Q&A Basic toxic
12:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 Case Study: Health Effects of Lead
2:00 An Intro to Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology
2:45 Break
3:00 Pollution in People - Biomonitoring
3:30 Precautionary Assessment – Beyond Risk Assessment
4:15 Questions and Answers All
4:30 Adjourn
A Small Dose of Toxicology
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
A Small Dose of Toxicology
See: www.asmalldoseof.org -- smdose
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
www.toxipedia.org
A free toxicology encyclopedia and resource center that anyone can edit. Toxipedia provides comprehensive, accurate, and scientifically based information on the hazards and risks of chemical and physical agents, with the goal of advancing human and environmental health. Toxipedia – www.toxipedia.org
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
Healthy World Theater
Healthy World Theater reaches to the heart to promote awareness and understanding through the arts to create a more healthy and peaceful world so that all creatures may reach, maintain, and enjoy their potential.
Coupling art and science to forge a more healthy
and peaceful world
www.healthyworldtheater.org
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
Healthy World Theater
Coupling art and science to forge a more healthy and peaceful world
HWT Lyceum – Sept. 29th – Seattle, WAwww.healthyworldtheater.org
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NW Public Health
See: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/nph/
nwph
Public Health and the Precautionary
Principle
By Steven G. Gilbert
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
So Many Chemicals so Little Data
2863 above 1 Million pounds
78.2% no data
21.4% some data
12 or 0.4% good data
www.preventingharm.org
A Small Dose of Toxicology Welcome to Small Dose of Toxicology
Nearly 12 million children (17%) under age 18 in the US suffer from one or more developmental disabilities
Learning disabilities – 5-10% of kids in public school
ADHD – 3-6% of all school kids, maybe higher
The Consequences
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A Small Dose of – web site
A Small Dose of Toxicology
www.asmalldoseof.org