Mr. Yuk - 1971
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Mr. Yuk - 1971
Symbol adopted
by the Pittsburgh Poison Center at The Children’s Hospital
in 1971. Used to educate children and parents about poisons
and to prevent accidental poisonings.
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Iraq - Mercury 1971-1972
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Iraq - Mercury 1971-1972
During the winter of 1971-1972, pink-colored
seed grain coated with a mercury fungicide was ground into
bread and tragically consumed by Iraqis tragically exposing
over 50,000 people. Children were among the 459 reported dead
from the incident while over 6000 were hospitalized.
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Arsenic poisoning
in Bangladeshi – 1970s
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Arsenic poisoning in Bangladeshi
villages – 1970s
Tubewells drilled to provide clean drinking
water, are contaminated by arsenic resulting in millions of
people harmed.
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First
Modern Toxicology Textbook - 1975
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First Modern Toxicology Textbook - 1975
Louis J. Casarett & John Doull first
edited, Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons,
in 1975. In 2001 the 6th edition was edited by Curtis D. Klaassen,
published by McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0071347216
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Love Canal Disaster
- 1978
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Love Canal Disaster - 1978
From 1942 to 1953 a landfill known was the
love canal, was contaminated by Hooker chemical and then sold
to the city after being covered up by layers of dirt. The
city then allowed homes and schools to be built over the landfill
and people started to feel the effects of the hazardous waste
through sickness. The people living on top of the landfill
were eventually resituated.
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International Union
of Toxicology - 1980
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IUTOX - 1980
International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)
IUTOX mission is to foster international
scientific cooperation among toxicologists and promote global
acquisition, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge in
the world of science of toxicology and ensure continued training
and development of toxicologists world-wide.
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American Board
of Toxicology (ABT) - 1979
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American Board of Toxicology
(ABT) - 1979
The American Board of Toxicology (ABT) was founded in 1979
to establish a process for certification of Toxicologists
which would evaluate and document competency in the field
of Toxicology.
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Academy
of Toxicological Sciences (ATS) - 1981
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Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS) - 1981
The Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS) was established
in 1981. Its purpose is to certify toxicologists who are recognized
by their peers for their expertise and sound scientific judgment.
The Academy awards the title of Fellow to experts who meet
the requirements of the ATS.
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Toxicological Sciences
-1981 to present
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Toxicological Sciences
-1981 to present
Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology
Fundamental and Applied Toxicology
(FAAT) later Toxicological Sciences was established
by SOT as an official journal from 1981 to the present.
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Times Beach - 1983
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Times Beach - 1983
Dangerous levels of dioxin discovered in Times Beach, MO,
in 1982 resulting from spraying contained oil to control dust.
EPA orders the town evacuation and makes it a Superfund site.
All residents gone by 1985 and the town demolished. It was
the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the United States.
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Bhopal Disaster - 1984
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Bhopal Disaster - 1984
Accidental release of 40 metric tons of methyl isocyanate
from a Union Carbide Indian pesticide plant in heart of city
resulted in the killing thousands, and injured 100s of thousands.
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Chernobyl Accident
– 1986
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Chernobyl Accident – 1986
On April 26 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
produced a plume of radioactive debris over the Ukraine, Eastern
Europe, Scandinavia, UK and eastern USA.
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Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas
Attack – 1995
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Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack – 1995
Members of religious group Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas
in 5 places in Tokyo subway, killing 12 and injuring 6,000.
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Vioxx - COX-2 Inhibitor
– (1999-2004)
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Vioxx - COX-2 Inhibitor –
(1999-2004)
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, COX-2 selective inhibitor
for treatment of osteoarthritis, produced by Merck & Co.
and voluntarily withdrawn because of risk of heart attack
& stroke in 2004.
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Tylenol
Tamperer - 1982
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Tylenol Tamperer - 1982
In 1982, an unknown criminal killed seven
people using cyanide. This incident resulted in the introduction
of tamper proof packaging for medicines.
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Lake Nyos Event - 1986
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Lake Nyos Event
- 1986
Situated in Cameroon, Lake Nyos is a carbon-dioxide
saturated lake as a result of the magma which lies beneath
it. In 1986, the lake released a horrific amount of carbon
dioxide and suffocated 1800 people along with livestock from
the villages which surround it.
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