What is Toxicology? Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals (including drugs) on living systems and the means to prevent or ameliorate such effects. In addition to therapeutic agents, toxicologists examine many environmental agents and chemical compounds that are synthesized by humans or that originate in nature.
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What Is Toxicology? Toxicology helps create a safer world Definition: The study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem, including the prevention and amelioration of such adverse effects.
What Is Toxicology? Why Is It Important? - Society of Toxicology (SOT)
Each month, SOT provides an update on activities and events of importance to the toxicology community through the release of the “Around the World of Toxicology” blog. To submit an event, opportunity, or information for consideration for inclusion in the monthly “Around the World of Toxicology” blog, complete the special submission form for “Around the World of Toxicology” items ...
The British Toxicology Society (BTS) invites all SOT members to attend the 2026 BTS Annual Congress, being held April 27–29, 2026, in Solihull, United Kingdom. Solihull is midway between Birmingham (one of the UK’s major cities and transport hubs) and Stratford-upon-Avon (the birthplace and hometown of William Shakespeare).
Toxicology was first noted circa 1500 BC. Toxicology is arguably the oldest scientific discipline, as the earliest humans had to recognize which plants were safe to eat. Humans are exposed to chemicals both deliberately and inadvertently. Most exposure of humans to chemicals is via naturally occurring compounds consumed in the diet from food ...