Trends in Industrial Toxicology

The information in industrial toxicology that is produced by industry, government, or academia has changed greatly in emphasis and direction in the past 10 years. Carcinogenesis still remains of greatest importance in industrial toxicology and is based on human studies, environmental studies and epidemiology data. However, in the past, research was generated from the data and information obtained from industrial health departments. Now, most of the research is being done in university laboratories and these laboratories are looking at the mechanisms of action of specific chemicals. The revolution in genetics and specifically in mapping the human genome has greatly affected toxicologic research. These trends and developments are presented, as well how the government agencies have become the sources of much of the new toxicologic information that is available. The toxicologic information provided by these volumes will be useful providing the global workplace with the necessary data for keeping workers healthy. Keywords: trends in toxicologic research; government sources of toxicologic information; history of industrial toxicology