User:Scocougs7/Occupational toxicology

It focuses on substances and conditions that people may be exposed to in workplaces, including inhalation and dermal exposures, which are most prevalent when discussing occupational toxicology. These environmental and individual exposures can impact health, and there is a focus on identifying early adverse affects that are more subtle than those presented in clinical medicine.

These sectors contain an increased risk of exposure largely due to the fact that they are working with heavy machinery that can emit potentially harmful fumes when being operated. Additionally, these sectors involve directly handling various substances that can possibly contain harmful chemical compounds.

These studies can range anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 years and primarily focus on determining whether or not the compound is toxic/carcinogenic and how toxic it is if so. To discover if a compound is toxic/carcinogenic, toxicologists expose mice to the compound being studied and examine them over a given amount of time. These toxicologists then look for any patterns in the mice that may suggest toxicity or carcinogenicity and draw a conclusion from this data.

Occupational toxicology generates data that is used to identify hazards and their physiological effects, and quantify dose–response relationships. A major use of this data is for establishing standards and regulation.

peer review: Was there a specific source where you got this information from, if so you just need to add a citation. I liked how you linked the Wikipedia pages to the important routes of exposure. I would also suggest rewording the second sentence to have more of a neutral tone.

Thank you for your feedback. Yes, there was a source and I had added it in the paper itself but not my sandbox. I also worked on rewording the second sentence and believe I made it sound more neutral, so thank you for pointing that out as well.