- Industry: Library & information science
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
Substance that causes inflammation following immediate, prolonged or repeated contact with skin, mucous membrane, or other biological material.
Note: A substance capable of causing inflammation on first contact is called a primary irritant.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Substance that contributes to the elimination of a poison from an organism.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Substance that damages the membrane of erythrocytes causing the release of hemoglobin.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Substance that irritates the eyes and causes the production of tears or increases the flow of tears.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Substance that, following contact with an organism can cause ill health or adverse effects either at the time of exposure or later in the life of the present and future generations.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Substance that, following contact with an organism can cause ill health or adverse effects either at the time of exposure or later in the life of the present and future generations.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Substance used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behavior.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Sum of morphological changes resulting from cell death by lysis and (or) enzymatic degradation, usually accompanied by inflammation and affecting groups of cells in a tissue.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
Sum of the hazard quotients for substances that affect the same target organ or organ system.
Note: Ideally, hazard quotients should be combined for pollutants that cause adverse effects by the same mechanism. Aggregate exposures below a hazard index of 1.0 were unlikely to result in adverse health effects over a lifetime of exposure. A hazard index greater than 1.0 does not necessarily suggest a likelihood of adverse effects. The hazard index cannot be translated to a probability that adverse effects will occur, and is not likely to be proportional to risk.
Industry:Biology; Chemistry
