Host: The Japanese Society of Toxicology
Name : The 47th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology
Date : 2020 -
Perhaps most of the research in toxicology are conducted in the laboratory, today. Considering that the ultimate goal of toxicological research is to promote human health, toxicological research in the field should have equal importance. In this talk, I would like to introduce a couple of field toxicology studies, which focused on general populations in South and Southeast Asian countries. Taking some examples such as (1) groundwater contamination by arsenic found in the Asian countries, (2) life-style transitions in Asian countries and their impact on usage of chemicals , Observations in these field will be discussed regarding their implications for ‘lab toxicology’ and toxicology in general. It will be emphasized that toxic manifestations observed in the field should reflect the interaction between the toxicant and many other chemical and non-chemical factors. In a sense, ‘field’ toxicology is indispensable not only because the field is the only place where the implications of laboratory toxicology can be validated but also because field observations may generate good questions around which new theoretical, experimental studies can be evolved.
