Toxicology Communal

Community toxicology is the most important branch of medicine, designed to monitor the level of toxic substances in various environmental objects that is safe for human health. Among the main tasks of municipal toxicology, one can highlight the development and adoption of standards for chemical pollutants of a municipal nature. These, in turn, determine the concentrations of chemical pollutants allowed in a given area. A special place in this matter is given to quality control of objects that have target and economic significance in the implementation of human production and economic activities.

In this capacity, communal toxicology has an extremely important function, because the emissions in question pose a certain danger to each of us and are sources of environmental pollution. The tasks of toxicological examination of tap and drinking water and various nutrients are especially relevant. The impact of technogenic pollution on national economic facilities, mainly of agricultural and food significance, should also be taken into account.

History of the term "communal toxicology"

The term "communal toxicology", as a branch of toxicology, arose at the beginning of the 20th century, after scientists working in this field noticed that drinking poor-quality water and food can lead to various diseases, including intoxication