LibGuides: Toxicology Resources at the MSU Libraries: Getting Started

Toxicology

Toxicology is the field that studies the harmful effects of drugs, substances, and natural or synthetic chemicals on human, animal, and environmental health.

The field is multidisciplinary. For further information the following library guides that link to additional library resources and web pages you may find useful.

Health Statistics and Data Research Guide: Environmental Health
Library Resources for Public Health
Fisheries and Wildlife Resources
Medicine Resources
Veterinary Medicine Resources
Guide to Food Safety Resources
Chemistry Resources
Drug Resources (Probably most useful for toxicology!)

Understanding the field of toxicology--textbooks

These books provides the basics for understanding the field of toxicology.

The Dose Makes the Poison by Patricia Frank; M. Alice Ottoboni
ISBN: 9780470381120
Publication Date: 2011
"A plain-language guide to toxicology"
Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 8th ed.
ISBN: 0071769226
Publication Date: 2013
Graduate level textbook in toxicology.
Illustrated Handbook of Toxicology by Franz-Xaver Reichl; Leonard Ritter; Jochen Benecke; Herbert Desel; Jürgen Durner
ISBN: 9783131269218
Publication Date: 2011
Introduction to the field of toxicology, hands-on guide to poison treatments, and public health information. Catalogues the harmful effects on their specific effects on the human body, plants, animals, and the surrounding environment. Includes information on biological warfare, modern toxicological methods, and threshold values.
Veterinary Toxicology by Ramesh C. Gupta (Editor)
ISBN: 9780123859266
Publication Date: 2012
Basic principles of veterinary toxicology and a clinical resource for those practicing in the field. There are expanded discussions on international topics such as epidemiology of animal poisonings and regulatory guidelines and poisonous plants in Europe.