The following sections of the Indian Penal Code deals directly or indirectly with offences involving poisons: Section 272 IPC Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.—Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or […]
Toxicology
Dose – Response Relationship and Common Terms
‘All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy’ – Paracelsus Toxicity as such is a relative phenomenon. The dose of a substance has an impact on its toxicity and not the toxic material present in it. The dose- response relationship is perhaps […]
Routes of Exposure of Toxic Substances
The route of exposure of toxicant is determined by its nature. Human beings can be exposed to gases and vaporous toxic substances by inhalation whereas for liquid can be exposed through skin absorption or injection. In toxicology, “exposure” refers to the concentrations or amount of a substance presented to individuals or amount of toxicant found […]