Threshold of Toxicological Concern

  Estimating Potential for Harm:  The Threshold of Toxicological Concern  Background Whether it’s a man-made or a naturally occurring chemical, we don’t always have a lot of data on its potential toxicity.  Some of these chemicals can occur at very low levels in nature or in products.  But given our ever-increasing ability to measure very low amounts of chemical exposure we have a need to be able to make judgements about potential for harm and prioritizing which chemicals need further toxicity studies.  So how does a toxicologist go about prioritizing which of these kinds of chemicals need additional study? With this Tox ...