The most common terms are toxicant, toxin, poison, toxic agent, toxic substance, and toxic chemical.
The field of forensic toxicology involves three main sub-disciplines: postmortem forensic toxicology, human performance toxicology, and forensic drug testing. All of these sub-disciplines measure substances in biological matrices for a given purpose.
Types of Toxicology
• Analytical toxicology: This includes the detection and evaluation of toxic chemicals.
• Applied toxicology: Applied toxicology is concerned with the application of modern technology in the early detection of toxicants.
Explanation:
Types of toxicity
There are generally three types of toxic entities; chemical, biological, and physical. Chemicals include inorganic substances such as lead, hydrofluoric acid, and chlorine gas, organic compounds such as methyl alcohol, most medications, and poisons from living things.
