What Do Toxicologists Do?
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What is the primary goal of mechanistic toxicologists?

  • To determine the risks of chemical exposures
  • To develop treatments for chemical exposures
  • To investigate the absorption, distribution, and excretion of a chemical (correct)
  • To evaluate the toxicity of drugs and products
  • Where do descriptive toxicologists often work?

  • Government bureaus such as the FDA and EPA
  • Emergency medicine and poison management settings
  • Environmental conservation organizations
  • Academic or private industries (correct)
  • What is the role of clinical toxicologists?

  • To develop safer chemical products
  • To use chemical analysis to determine the cause of death
  • To prevent, diagnose, and treat poisoning cases (correct)
  • To study the effects of pollutants on ecosystems
  • What do regulatory toxicologists use to make decisions?

    <p>Scientific data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do forensic toxicologists apply their knowledge?

    <p>In the law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do environmental toxicologists study?

    <p>The effects of pollutants on organisms, populations, ecosystems, and the biosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

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