IUPAC Toxicology Glossary with Terms for Hazard and Risk Assessment

A revised IUPAC glossary compiling definitions for terms frequently used in the multidisciplinary field of toxicology. The resource includes three annexes containing lists of abbreviations and acronyms used in toxicology and international legislation, plus a description of carcinogenicity classification. It was authored by John H. Duffus of the University of Edinburgh.

Use Cases

• Look up toxicological terminology based on the glossary's compiled definitions.
• Reference standardized abbreviations and acronyms based on the provided annexes.
• Understand carcinogenicity classifications based on the weight-of-evidence annex.
• Support hazard communication and regulatory compliance based on the inclusion of legislative terms.

Strengths

• Compiled by an author affiliated with the University of Edinburgh.
• Based on revisions of established IUPAC glossaries from 1993 and 2004.
• Includes explanatory notes for terms where needed.

Limitations

• Row count is 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

Collection Method

Compilation and revision of prior IUPAC glossaries.