The third edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded into areas important to toxicological chemistry based upon recent advances in several significant fields. In recognition of the increased emphasis on the genetic aspects of toxicology, the toxic effects to various body systems, and xenobiotics analysis, the title has been changed to Toxicological Chemistry and Biochemistry. The new edition has been designed to be useful to a wide spectrum of readers with various interests and a broad range of backgrounds in chemistry, biochemistry, and toxicology.
Every effort has been made to retain the basic information and structure that have made the first two editions of this book popular among and useful to students, faculty, regulatory agency personnel, people working with industrial hygiene aspects, and any others who need to understand toxic effects of chemicals from a chemical perspective. The chapters that have been added are designed to enhance the usefulness of the book and to modernize it in important areas such as genetics and xenobiotics analysis.
This book is designed to be both a textbook and a general reference book. Questions at the end of each chapter are written to summarize and review the material in the chapter. References are given for specific points covered in the book, and supplementary references are cited at the end of each chapter for additional reading about the topics covered.