Risks, risk assessment and risk competence in toxicology

Risks, risk assessment and risk competence in toxicology

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Understanding the toxic effects of xenobiotics requires sound knowledge of physiology and biochemistry.The often described lack of understanding pharmacology/toxicology is therefore primarily caused by the general absence of the necessary fundamental knowledge.Since toxic effects depend on exposure (or dosage) assessing the risks arising from toxic substances also requires quantitative reasoning.Typically public discussions nearly always Diecast Truck neglect quantitative aspects and laypersons tend to disregard dose-effect-relationships.

One of the main reasons for such disregard is the fact that exposures often occur at extremely low concentrations that can only be perceived intellectually but not by the human senses.However, thresholds in the low Play Mat exposure range are often scientifically disputed.At the same time, ignorance towards known dangers is wide-spread.Thus, enhancing the risk competence of laypersons will have to be initially restricted to increasing the awareness of existing problems.