IUPAC definition : Scientific discipline involving the study of the actual or potential danger presented
by the harmful effects of substances (poisons) on living organisms and ecosystems,
of the relationship of such harmful effects to exposure, and of the mechanisms of
action, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of intoxications.;
Scientific discipline involving the study of the actual or potential danger presented
by the harmful effects of substances (poisons) on living organisms and ecosystems,
of the relationship of such harmful effects to exposure, and of the mechanisms of
action, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of intoxications.