The Dose and the Timing Make the Poison: Mystery of Thalidomide
May 13, 2009 by Jennifer
Filed under Environmental Health
In many debates over the safety of current chemicals of concern such as bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and other hormone disruptors, people will make the argument that any chemical, even water, can be toxic because the dose makes the poison. Which is a simple statement of a basic tenet of toxicology. But with some chemicals, namely hormone disruptors (those [...]
