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987.4 Toxic effect of freon; 987.5 Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas; 987.6 Toxic effect of chlorine gas; 987.7 Toxic effect of hydrocyanic acid gas; 988 Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as food. 988.0 Toxic effect of fish and shellfish eaten as food; 988.1 Toxic effect of mushrooms eaten as food; 988.2 Toxic effect of berries and other ...
E905 Venomous animals and plants as the cause of poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.0 Venomous snakes and lizards causing poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.1 Venomous spiders causing poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.2 Scorpion sting causing poisoning and toxic reactions; E905.3 Sting of hornets wasps and bees causing poisoning and toxic ...
Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. [1] Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect on a substructure of the organism, such as a cell (cytotoxicity) or an organ such as the liver (hepatotoxicity).
Acute toxicity describes the adverse effects of a substance that result either from a single exposure [1] or from multiple exposures in a short period of time (usually less than 24 hours). [ 2 ] To be described as acute toxicity, the adverse effects should occur within 14 days of the administration of the substance.
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes T15-T98 within Chapter XIX: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes should be included in this category.
It means that a substance can produce the harmful effect associated with its toxic properties only if it reaches a susceptible biological system within the body in a high enough concentration (i.e., dose). [2] The principle relies on the finding that all chemicals—even water and oxygen—can be toxic if too much is eaten, drunk, or absorbed ...
Toxicity category I is highly toxic and severely irritating, Toxicity category II is moderately toxic and moderately irritating, Toxicity category III is slightly toxic and slightly irritating, Toxicity category IV is practically non-toxic and not an irritant.
A toxicologist working in a lab (United States, 2008)Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms [1] and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposures to toxins and toxicants.