The Society of Toxicology has a new issue statement on hydraulic fracturing available, while our members had research published in Environmental Health Perspectives, Toxicological Sciences, and Particle and Fibre Toxicology. Let’s see what they have found.
SOT News
The June 2014 issue of Toxicological Sciences features a forum article titled “The Role of Toxicological Science in Meeting the Challenges and Opportunities of Hydraulic Fracturing.” This paper is the culmination of work conducted by an SOT Council-appointed group tasked with developing materials that present a toxicological perspective on the issue of hydraulic fracturing. An executive summary of the paper can be found on the SOT website’s Issue and Position Statements page.
SOT Member Research
Ruthann A. Rudel and colleagues have published new research aimed at identifying exposure biomarkers for use in studying and preventing breast cancer. The paper in Environmental Health Perspectives outlines 17 chemicals or chemical groups that the authors’ research suggests be a high priority for study, biomonitoring, and exposure reduction.
New research by Joseph A. Cichocki, Gregory J. Smith, John B. Morris, Alan R. Buckpitt, and Laura S. Van Winkle tries to discover the cause of toxicological response differences to naphthalene between male and female rats. In the Toxicological Sciences paper, they find that “Although speculative, sex differences in the Nrf2-ARE antioxidant response to naphthalene may contribute to the sex difference in the carcinogenic response.”
In a newly published Particle and Fibre Toxicology paper, Justin Teeguarden and colleagues present new information on in vitro nanotoxicology assays, finding that the agglomerate characteristics of nanoparticles affect the dose delivered to cells.
SOT Members in the News
David L. Eaton is quoted in an International Business Times story on Samsung’s apology to the families of South Korean workers who have died from cancer in recent years. Some claim that the company’s work conditions in manufacturing its computer chips has led to an unusually high number of cancer deaths. Dr. Eaton provides perspective on the effects of benzene, one of the solvents used in Samsung’s manufacturing process.
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