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PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY

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594 INDEX<br />

Nutritional deficiencies, developmental toxicology<br />

and, 230<br />

Observational studies, characteristics of, 5 14<br />

Occupational carcinogens:<br />

ACGIH table of, 302<br />

environmental factors, 304-J 19<br />

NIOSH table of, 3022304<br />

research background 301l304<br />

Occupational exposure limits (OELs):<br />

pentachlorphenol exposure, 31<br />

solvent exposure, 368,371<br />

various chemicals, 8-9<br />

Occupational hazards:<br />

case studies:<br />

fiberglass layup operation, 5466547<br />

health care facility study, 544-546<br />

herbicide application case, 54 l-544<br />

lead-based paint risk assessment, 549-552<br />

meat-processing industry carbon dioxide<br />

exposure, 547-549<br />

control of:<br />

administrative issues, 540<br />

hazard assessment, 53 l-536<br />

historical background, 523-524<br />

management commitment to, 530-53 1<br />

program management issues, 530-541<br />

protective equipment and respirators, 540-541<br />

source isolation, 538<br />

substitution and process modification, 5377538<br />

ventilation and exhaust systems, 538-540<br />

worker isolation, 538<br />

exposure limits, 524-529<br />

air-contaminants, 524-528<br />

biological exposure indices, 528-529<br />

integrated exposures, 529<br />

Occupational health studies:<br />

definition and scope, 4999501<br />

epidemiologic studies:<br />

advantages and disadvantages, 5133514<br />

bias in, 519-520<br />

causation issues, 512 -513<br />

disease and human health effects, 5 15-5 16<br />

exposure issues, 5 14-5 15<br />

frequency measurements, disease or exposure<br />

studies, 516-517<br />

historical background, 51 l-5 12<br />

population issues, 5 16<br />

risk assessment measurements, 5 17-5 18<br />

ethical considerations, 507-508<br />

goals of occupational medicine, 502<br />

health provider activities, 503-507<br />

attribution, evaluation of, 5055506<br />

cadmium exposure special requirements, 505<br />

clinical examinations, 503-504<br />

diagnosis and treatment, 503<br />

health surveillance procedures, 5044505<br />

service delivery setting, 5066507<br />

training and education, 506<br />

human resources factor, 503<br />

illness characteristics, 502<br />

incidence rates by industry division and<br />

category, 50 1<br />

percent distribution of illnesses, 501<br />

NIOSH list of work-related diseases and injuries,<br />

500<br />

toxic agent distribution, 35-37<br />

Occupational health surveillance, defined, 5044505<br />

Occupational toxicology:<br />

diagnosis and treatment, 503<br />

as research discipline, 6<br />

toxicity data in studies of, 12<br />

Ochratoxins, sources of, 419<br />

Ocular toxicology, 165-167<br />

Odds ratio, epidemiologic case control studies, 5 18<br />

Oleander, digitalis compounds in, 419<br />

Olefins (alkenes), toxicity, 378<br />

Oncogenes:<br />

carcinogenesis and, 280-281<br />

human tumor activation, 283<br />

occupationally-acquired mutagens and, 257-258<br />

signal transduction pathways, 28 l-283<br />

Oncogenesis. See Carcinogenesis<br />

Oocyte toxicity, toxic agents, 219<br />

Open kinetic models, toxic agent distribution, 46647<br />

Oral ingestion. See also Gastrointestinal tract<br />

lead toxicology, 340-341<br />

metals, 329<br />

Organic acids and bases, toxic agent absorption, 42<br />

Organic dust toxic syndrome, immunotoxic agents,<br />

203<br />

Organic solvents. See Solvents<br />

Organism-related factors, dose-response data, 22-26<br />

age characteristics, 23-24<br />

chemical interaction effects, 24-25<br />

exposure routes, 22-23<br />

gender characteristics, 23<br />

genetics and, 25526<br />

health status, 26<br />

Organochlorine presticides:<br />

acute and chronic health effects, 353<br />

biological monitoring, 353<br />

intoxication treatment, 353<br />

mechanisms of action, 352<br />

organophosphate/carbamate use, 352<br />

pharmacokinetics, 352<br />

physical/chemical properties, 352<br />

Organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy<br />

(OPIDN), signs and symptoms, 3499350<br />

Organophosphate pesticides, 346-352<br />

absorption and metabolism, 3477348<br />

acute effects, 348-349<br />

biological monitoring, 350-351<br />

chronic effects, 349<br />

delayed neurotoxicity, 3499350<br />

historical background, 346-347<br />

intoxication treatment, 35 1<br />

mechanism of action, 347

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