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A Toxipedia Update - February 2009
Featured Quote
"A sensible guide would surely be to reduce exposure to hazard whenever possible, to accept substantial hazard only for great benefit, minor hazard for modest benefit, and no hazard at all when the benefit seems relatively trivial."
- Philip Handler, 1979
Featured Editorial
"Human Rights and the Environment"
- By [Tom Kerns], PhD.
The indiscriminate use of toxics and large scale contamination of air and water is more than an environmental problem and more than a public health problem. It is a moral problem. Poisoning people is wrong.
Toxipedia Growth
In the last month, Toxipedia has rolled out its sister site IPMopedia, added new pages and users, and welcomed nearly 6,000 visitors to the site from 118 different countries. As regular users, Toxipedia is counting on you to keep using and promoting the site to spur continued growth.
Featured Article
"Melamine"
By, Prof. [Jack Vanden Huevel] and his Fall 2008 Veterinary Biology Seminar at Pennsylvania State Univ.
This article is a result of a University Partnership.
Melamine, a mostly nitrogenous compound, was developed by a German scientist in the 1830s and used in the manufacture of plastics and laminates, specifically dishwasher-safe plastic dishware through the 1970s when ceramic and glass dishes became more favorable. The compound has jumped from dishware to foods in the dishes they used to compose.
Featured Contributor: Toni Hayes
[Antoinette (Toni) Hayes] received a MS in toxicology from Northeastern University. Toni Hayes is a Research Scientist II (Exploratory Toxicologist) at Wyeth Biotech in Andover, MA. She has passionate interest in the history of toxicology. She collaborated with Steven G. Gilbert to develop the Milestones of Toxicology poster for the 2006 Society of Toxicology meeting.
Call for Contributors
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- Create a Page
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- University Partnerships
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The Toxipedia Team
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