A Clash of Old and New Scientific Concepts in Toxicity, with Important Implications for Public Health | Zendy

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A Clash of Old and New Scientific Concepts in Toxicity, with Important Implications for Public Health

Author(s) -

John Peterson Myers,

R. Thomas Zoeller,

Frederick S. vom Saal

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0900887

Subject(s) - precept , medicine , public health , population , toxicology , endocrine system , environmental health , hormone , biology , pathology , philosophy , theology

A core assumption of current toxicologic procedures used to establish health standards for chemical exposures is that testing the safety of chemicals at high doses can be used to predict the effects of low-dose exposures, such as those common in the general population. This assumption is based on the precept that "the dose makes the poison": higher doses will cause greater effects.

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