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Toxic interactions of any chemical and any given biological system are dose related. At extremely high concentrations, most chemicals have toxic effects on biological systems. The toxicology of poisonous chemicals can be termed the “science of doses.”
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Matsumura, F. (1985). General Principles of Insecticide Toxicology. In: Toxicology of Insecticides. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2491-1_2
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