Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Volume II. FRANK A. PATTY, EDITOR. Interscience Publishers, New York, 1949. xxviii + 603pp. 16.5 × 25.5cm. Price $15

• Book ID: 102410265
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 1950
• Weight: 136 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0095-9553
• DOI: 10.1002/jps.3030390220

✦ Synopsis

The second volume of this work takes up in some detail the toxicology of individual chemicals and chemical groups, and the coverage is surprisingly complete. The physical properties of each compound or type of compound are listed and usually a method for its determination in the atmosphere is given. Maximum permissible concentrations are included along with the physiological response, both acute and chronic.

This book should be of considerable value to every laboratory, for almost every type of compound that one might work with is discussed here either as an individual or under a group, and a knowledge of toxicity might be gained by quick reference, thus making possible a safer laboratory practice. There is an excellent chapter on potential exposures in industry which lists under the type of industry the probable hazards, and it seems that this type of arrangement may make the book much more useful to those who are not accomplished toxicologists.

Although this book is primarily designed for industry and there has its greatest value, i t should also be useful to the practicing pharmacist who frequently wishes to learn the toxicity of organic compounds that have not previously been listed in common pharmacy references.

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