About Applied Toxicology:

All substances existing in the environment are potentially poisonous when present in high levels. Toxicology is the study of poisons and their harmful effects on biological systems. Drugs are remedies for diseases but can also have harmful effects leading to toxicity and deadly injuries. Clinical toxicology tests for all potential poisons, diagnoses overdosed patients, develops new remedies, and understands how substances can cause harmful effects to people. The environment and ecosystems are constantly attacked by certain potentially hazardous chemicals, such as pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals and pollutants. Environmental toxicology is a field that screens these substances for a better monitoring of the environment.