Toxicology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028421",
  "term": "Toxicology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The study of harmful interactions between chemical, physical, or biological agents and biological systems.\n\n2. The science and study of poisons control.\n\n3. Study of the effects of poisons in living organisms.\n\n4. The study of harmful interactions between chemicals and biological systems.\n\n5. Study of poisons, their effects, antidotes and detection.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary; EPA 2003; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "EPA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "CRCWQT 2002; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxicology/"
}