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What is Toxicology?

Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical or biological agents on people, animals, and the environment.

Toxicologists are scientists trained to investigate, interpret, and communicate the nature of those effects.

The Society of Toxicology strives to create a safer and healthier world by advancing and applying the science of toxicology.

The Society of Toxicology is committed to creating a safer and healthier world by advancing the science of toxicology.

Meet SOT’s Leaders

View the 50th Anniversary Celebration Web site.

Mark your calendar SOT 2011 Annual Meeting, March 6–10.

Science from the Toxicologists

Phthalate Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity: Implications for Cumulative Risk Assessment
Research Advances and Enduring Needs in Children’s Environmental Health Protection
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ToxSci: View Current Issue
(Vol 116, Issue 2, August 2010)

Did You Know: In 1890, Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato in Berlin discovered an effective antitoxin for diphtheria from blood serum of animals injected with diphtheria toxin.