If we just go through the flash back i.e. history, the people there had any fruit which was available in the forest to suffice the hunger, they never thought of the toxins which could be in the fruit and honestly, that time did not even require such tests also. They had the fruit and it was done. So now, why has this field come up? Why toxicology is a matter of concern now? Toxicology is an increasingly important subject which has to be discussed in the modern society because of the ever growing use of chemicals and high technology radioactive appliances which has been tremendously increased! Vast studies are required to study these kinds of evolution for the welfare of the people!
Xenobiotics is something which is very important in toxicology studies. The most interesting example is about the bactericide which was used in talcum powers and soaps and mostly all companies did use it! ‘hexachlorophene’ was the bactericide which was used and probably since the year 1945 it is being used. After few years, probably in the year 1970-1971 there was a sudden outbreak and around 100 children were affected after using these talcum powder and soaps and around 40% of the children died because of the same bactericide. Various toxicologists started their research on this and finally they found out that this bactericide interfered with the brain and spinal cord and this was the main reason behind the death of those children! Similar toxicology studies are being carried out in the Delhi research centres by different toxicologists and various researches are being published on the daily basis! By - Trishala
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