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(see risk assessment in context of agriculture)

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(see risk assessment in context of agriculture)

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father of toxicology who said all things are poison and nothing is without poison only the dose permits something to be not poisonous

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Paracelsus

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mother of toxicology; an applied toxicologists who had poisons in her jewelery which caused death to her suitors

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Lucrezia Borgia

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legal definition of poison

see table of ld for humans

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chemical that has a lethal dose (LD50) less than or equal to 50 mg of chemical per kg of body weight
® 50 mg/kg is approximately ¾ tsp. for the average adult, and
about 1/8 tsp. for the average 2-year-old

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How does dose of poison play a role in risk assessment?

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® Relationship of dose and size: a smaller person would require a smaller dose of poison for it to be lethal, as
compared to a larger person
® Children

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this is used for inhalation work; determined by exposing several groups of animals (e.g. rats or
mice) each to a different air concentration of chemical for a onehour
period, then they are observed for a 14-day period

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lethal concentration 50

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x-axis and y-axis of dose-response curve

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  • X-axis: dose/concentration (mg/kg)

* Y-axis: response

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How much of a particular compound kills 50% of the

population

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LD50

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A wider range of toxicity indicates (preferred)?

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a narrower margin of error = need for ra

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second part of risk assessment

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toxicity assessment

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This was recognised first in occupational illness

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chronic toxicity

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certain trades with poorer health as noted by greek physicians

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mining, metallurgy, pottery

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Hippocrates described what? (re: toxicity assessment)

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severe colic in men who extracted metals (lead poisoning)

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Poisoning which Pliny wrote about

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mercury poisoning in miners from quicksilver mines of Spain

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Ways of exposure to lead

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  • Water supply – in old pipes
  • Naturally occurring lead
  • Lead as a contaminant – in air and water
  • In USA, especially the North America, lead was used in painting houses
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Refers to the ability of a substance to do systemic damage as a result of a one-time exposure of relatively short duration

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Acute toxicity (inversely related with LD: mgchemical/kg of body weight)

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what does ld 0 and ld100 mean?

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  • LD0 = no resultant deaths

- LD100 = death of the entire population

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Refers to the harmful systemic effects produced by long-term,
low-level exposure to chemicals

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Chronic toxicity

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synonym for toxicity

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hazard (more complex due to involvement of conditions of use)

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Two components of hazard

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• Inherent ability of the chemical to do harm by virtue of its explosiveness, flammability, corrosiveness, toxicity, etc.
• The ease with which contact can be established between
the chemical and the object of concern

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pathway by which chemical gets into body

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routes of exposure

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three major routes of exposure

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dermal entry (most common way; skin = 20 sq ft effective barier)
inhalation (2nd most common)
oral (through ingestion)

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T or F: lungs are very effective barrier to chemicals

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false, poor (lung surface: 750 sq ft has delicate one cell thick membrane wc allows easy passage of o2 and other harmful chemicals as well from alveolar space to blood)

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collective term for the damage to lung surfaces caused by foreign objects

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pneumoconiosis

causes: asbestos, silica, dust, cotton, coal, sugar cane pulp

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Chemicals that enter body are absorbed through where?
GI tract (can occur from mouth to rectum; majority: SI)
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Where is nitroglycerine usually absorbed through?
mucus membranes of the mouth, that is why it is taken and placed under the tongue.
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This is absorbed rapidly in stomach as well as intestine
ethyl alcohol (effects seen imm.; food in stomach delays its effects)
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Other routes of entry of chemicals
* Intravenously * Subcutaneously * Intramuscularly * Intraperitoneally * Intradermally
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Six kinds of toxicity when dose time and route factors are combined
``` ® Acute dermal ® Chronic dermal ® Acute inhalation ® Chronic inhalation ® Acute oral ® Chronic oral ```
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chemical that is equally toxic by all three routes of exposure
organophosphate pesticide parathion (highly acute toxic; exhibits cholinesterase enzyme wc deactivate choline esters)
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In OPP toxicity mech, what happens when cholinesterase is inhibited?
acetylcholine is not deactivated (continued stimulation of PNS)
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OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TOXICITY OF A CHEMICAL SPECIES
animal models (toxicity vary among species) age sex
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What converts hemoglobin to methemoglobin?
nitrobenzene
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T or F: rats cant vomit
true
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T or F; in animal models, Similarities ease the process while differences require a different animal’s response to toxicity to accurately represent man’s toxicity to a compound.
true | carcinogenic = cancer in animal species at any level of exposure
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use of animal data to human data dates back to 1958. Why?
Food Additives Amendments Act (Delaney Amendment)
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example of age affecting toxicity
DDT is not acutely toxic to newborn rats; however, it becomes increasingly toxic as the rats mature. Adult LD50 is 200-300mg/kg • The organophosphate parathion is more acutely toxic to newborn rats than adult rats due to their differing capability to metabolize foreign chemicals
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The differing capability to metabolize foreign chemicals of newborn rats and mature rats is due to
liver microsomal enzyme system.
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example of sex affecting toxicity
Male rats are 10x more sensitive to liver damage than female rats from chronic exposure to DDT (sex diffs due to hormone activity)
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What can limit the difference between sex?
castration or hormone administration (Castrated male rats had virtually equal sensitivity to liver damage as compared to females upon chronic exposure to DDT)
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T or F: humans are more sensitive than test animals
true
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margin of safety of fda
100-fold (no adverse effect = 100 ppm, maximum dietary concentration= 1 ppm)
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considered the initiating event in carcinogenesis
mutation (change in the genetic code that result in a change of the message)
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Abnormalities in developing organisms during uterine life
teratogenesis
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statistics on teratogenesis
* Congenital malformations in U.S.: 2 in 100 live births | * 20% of all pregnancies do not go to term as a result of spontaneous abortion
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examples of teratogenesis
thialidomide | diethylstilbestrol
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Prescribed between 1940 and 1970 to prevent miscarriage in high-risk pregnancies; cases of vaginal adenocarcinoma in women ages 16-20 were linked to fetal exposure through maternal DES ingestion early in the pregnancy.
diethylstilbestrol | 1 in 1000 pregnancies were exposed
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effects of diethylstilbestrol
- Females: carcinomas (vaginal, cervical), uterine abnormalities; higher risk for ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage and preterm labor and delivery - Males: some form of abnormal genitalia (microphallus, testicular varicoceles, hypospadias), epididymal cysts, undescended testes
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§ Marketed outside U.S. (1950s) as a mild sedative to combat nausea and morning sickness but withdrawn from market in 1961
Thialidomide (Not all animal species tested produced reactions to thialidomide similar to humans; Risk of teratogenic effects only appear when drug is taken during a specific time period 34-50 days into preggy after beginning of last menstrual period)
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effects of thialidomide
Risk of ≥20% of baby with phocomelia, missing ears,deafness
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Recent uses of thialidomide
- Approved treatment and control of leprosy-associated skin sores - Laboratory tests show its ability to inhibit HIV replication and reverse AIDS-related cachexia - Treatment of non-microbial aphthous mouth and throat ulcers
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formula for risk
risk = hazard x exposure
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four steps for risk assessment
1. Hazard identification 2. Toxicity assessment – dose/response 3. Exposure assessment 4. Risk characterization (sometimes: 5. Risk management, 6. Risk communication)
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see risk assessment diagram
see risk assessment diagram and xenobiotic exposure and lifetime risk based on employment
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see example of risk assessment
see example of risk assessment
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questions to ask in hazard id
* What is the chemical of concern? * What’s been spilled, leaked, emitted, etc. * Does the chemical undergo transformation? * If transformed, which product is of most concern? * If mixture, which chemical is the most toxic?
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steps involved in exposure assessment
``` • Identify hazard • Determine likely exposure pathway • Calculate concentration • Calculate dose • Determine applicable time • Exposure Media ® Air ® Soil ® Water ® Food ```
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factors affecting ingestion
® Quantity of water ingested § Climate § Physiological factors: age, weight, gender § Level of physical exertion: resting, exercising, working ® Ability of the body to absorb contaminant § Chemical § Target organ ® Concentration of chemical in water
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average consumption of water by a person/day
2 liters
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commonly inhaled
water aerosols (<5 micrometers)
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transfer of chemicals through inhalation is usually through
showering post bathroom time remainder of house (miscellaneous)
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factors affecting INHALATION
® Concentration in air ® Physiological factors: breathing rate, age, weight, gender ® Exposure duration – hours, day ® Exposure frequency – day, week
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factors affecting INDOOR inhalation
``` ® Ventilation rate § Shower § Post shower bathroom time § House – geographic location ® Time per day spent in house ® Number of people in house – water use ```
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Factors affecting dermal absorption:
* Permeability of skin to chemical in question (Unique property of chemical lipophilicity, Usually based on animal measurements) * Concentration of chemical – air, water * Duration of contact * Exposure media – air, water, soil * Exposed skin surface area (Physiological: age, weight, gender; Activity during contact)
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time averaging of toxicity includes classification into
``` • Daily • Yearly • Lifetime ® 70-75 years ® Standard U.S. EPA • Cumulative ® Total dose over entire exposure period • Other ® Based upon exposure scenario (e.g. weekly) ```
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(see gen modelling principles)
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