The impact of inhalation toxicity from environmental chemicals is a global public health concern. The World Health Organization estimates that more than seven million deaths annually can be attributed to ambient air pollution, and although regulations associated with the Clean Air Act have...
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Component Groups (Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections) and other Committee groups host many webinars throughout the year. Webinars are an effective distance-learning method intended to impart scientific knowledge to members of their...
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Component Groups (Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections) host many webinars throughout the year. Webinars are an effective distance-learning method intended to impart scientific knowledge to members of their group as well as the SOT...
The rapid rise in e-cigarette (e-cig) use warrants major investigation into their health effects. Among the presenters of the "Electronic Cigarette Research" platform session were academic and industry researchers who presented the latest findings on various aspects of e-cigarette use, ranging...
“If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world .” This quote by US writer Mercedes Lackey poignantly captures sentiments of disaster responders who make split-second response decisions in the face of incomplete information. This SOT historical highlights (HH) session detailed...
It is difficult to assess inhalation toxicity without using any animal models. "The Promise and Reality of Alternative Methods in Inhalation Toxicology and the Development of Inhaled Therapeutics" symposium session campaigned for some methods to evaluate inhalation toxicity and addressed issues...
With biofuels, such as ethanol-gasoline blends and biodiesel, being used on a wider scale globally, there is a range of implications related to their use. These issues were discussed during the session titled “ Are Biofuels More or Less Toxic Than Conventional Fuels and What Are the Implications...
As its title implies, today’s Roundtable Session entitled “Hydraulic Fracturing: Are There Worker Health Issues” brought together diverse views and stakeholder groups to discuss how risk to workers may be further mitigated related to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Natural gas...
One of the first Continuing Education (CE) Courses offered at the 53rd Annual Society of Toxicology meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, was AM05 Inhalation Studies: Challenges and Complexities . This CE course, chaired by Drs. Willie J. McKinney and Gregory Baker, provided an outstanding background in...
On Sunday afternoon, March 23, I attended one of the advanced Continuing Education (CE) Courses offered at the 53rd Annual Society of Toxicology meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The course was PM10 Innovations in Methodologies for Inhalation Exposure and Interpretations of In Vivo Toxicity . This...
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