IUPAC Toxicology Glossary with Hazard Assessment Terms

A glossary of terms used in toxicology, compiled primarily for scientists working in hazard and risk assessment. It contains definitions and explanatory notes for terms from the multidisciplinary field, incorporating revisions from IUPAC publications from 1993 and 2004. The glossary includes three annexes covering abbreviations, acronyms from international bodies and legislation, and carcinogenicity classifications.

Use Cases

• Standardizing terminology for toxicological research based on the compiled glossary of definitions.
• Supporting hazard and risk assessment workflows based on the glossary's focus on those areas.
• Disambiguating medical terms frequently found in toxicological literature based on the included definitions.
• Classifying carcinogenicity evidence based on the annex describing weight-of-evidence classifications.

Strengths

• Definitions are based on authoritative IUPAC publications from 1993 and 2004.
• Includes three annexes covering abbreviations, international body acronyms, and carcinogenicity classifications.
• Compiled with a specific focus on supporting hazard and risk assessment.

Limitations

• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

John H. Duffus, University of Edinburgh, based on IUPAC glossaries.

Collection Method

Compilation and revision of existing IUPAC glossary publications.

Time Range

Based on source publications from 1993 and 2004.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

International scope, based on terms from international bodies and legislation.