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Toxicology

Summary

1. Toxicology as a scientific discipline
2. Basic toxicology terminology
3. Introduction to the management of health risks from toxic substances
4. Hazard identification 1 – the process of hazard identification, classification and labelling of substances and mixtures
5. Hazard identification 2 – toxicity evaluation, information sources on toxic substances
6. Exposure scenarios, assessment of exposure to toxic substances
7. Dose-Response assessment
8. Risk analysis and risk assessment, risk characterization
9. Risk management
10. Management of health risks from professional exposure to toxic substances – case study
11. Summary of legislation – toxic substances and professional exposure to toxic substances
12. Industrial toxicology in the area of major accident prevention
13. Industrial toxicology in the area of fire prevention and protection
14. Reserve

Literature

Illing, P. Toxicity and risk. Context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001, ISBN 0-415-23371-2.
Relative legislation
Databases on toxicology (database system TOXNET)

Advised literature

Further reading is not required


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, angličtina
Code 040-0901
Abbreviation TOXI
Course title Toxicology
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.