An overview of values for the threshold of toxicological concern

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 296-303

  Hennes, E C ^a  

^a European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exposure route; Risk assessment; Threshold of toxicological concern; Toxicological endpoint

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AZOXY DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIBENZODIOXIN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; FLAVORING AGENT; FOOD ADDITIVE; FRAGRANCE; HEAVY METAL; HETEROCYCLIC AMINE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MUTAGENIC AGENT; NANOMATERIAL; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYMER; STEROID; TRACE ELEMENT;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATA BASE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAVOR; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LD 50; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TOXICOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84860663501     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.03.795     Document Type: Review

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