Information from the toxicological sciences,
gained by experience or research, has a growing
influence on our personal lives as well as for human
and environmental health across the glbe.Knowledge
about the toxicological effects of a compound affects consumer
products, drugs, manufacturing processes, waste cleanup,
regulatory action, civil disputes, and broad policy decisions.
The expanding influence of toxicology on societal issues is accompanied by
the responsibility to be increasingly sensitive to the ethical, legal, and social
implications of toxicological research and testing.