1. How can we measure the half-life outdoors and in the lab? 2. What chemical measurements in the blood of exposed individuals are needed? 3. Which lab tests are needed to assesss health condition
1. How can we measure the half-life outdoors and in the lab?
2. What chemical measurements in the blood of individuals exposed to are needed?
3. Which lab tests are needed to assesss health conditions in exposed individuals?
2. What chemical measurements in the blood of individuals exposed to are needed?
3. Which lab tests are needed to assesss health conditions in exposed individuals?
Analytical toxicology
Hepatic toxicology
Mechanisms of action
Medicinal chemistry
Dr Mac
1. This is done routinely for registered pharmaceuticals and food. Half life calculations at a range of temperatures is feasible. PPM can be determined over time and temperature gradients. Biological monitoring can be done in meat, milk, eggs, blood of livestock (especially poultry, eggs, piglets for drugs/ toxins transmitted to foetus during pregnancy, dairy cows for milk tests ) . You can also test lab animals including guinea pigs, rats, mice, and fish.
2. Human blood tests exist to monitor blood levels of various chemicals ( blood alcohol is well known, but toxic chemicals as well up to PPM for things like DDT.) If you have a new chemical/drug you want to test in humans it is VERY difficult to get ethics clearance. Look at what happened with the COVID-19 vaccine!!!! Environmental poisons where people are exposed are easier, you can take blood from people exposed to the toxin to determine PPM. You can also monitor health with routine tests of serum and whole blood with an anticoagulant. Blood can be drawn by a registered nurse or doctor. Animal blood can be drawn by a registered vet nurse or vet or animal health technician working with experimental animals.
PCR's can be done for biological agents ( eg infectious diseases and parasites). We have desktop faecal PCR's available for pet dog diseases like parvo-virus and cryptosporidium. For humans - there are OTC PCR tests available for COVID-19. Put a swab up your nose and have the answer in a few minutes.
2. Human blood tests exist to monitor blood levels of various chemicals ( blood alcohol is well known, but toxic chemicals as well up to PPM for things like DDT.) If you have a new chemical/drug you want to test in humans it is VERY difficult to get ethics clearance. Look at what happened with the COVID-19 vaccine!!!! Environmental poisons where people are exposed are easier, you can take blood from people exposed to the toxin to determine PPM. You can also monitor health with routine tests of serum and whole blood with an anticoagulant. Blood can be drawn by a registered nurse or doctor. Animal blood can be drawn by a registered vet nurse or vet or animal health technician working with experimental animals.
PCR's can be done for biological agents ( eg infectious diseases and parasites). We have desktop faecal PCR's available for pet dog diseases like parvo-virus and cryptosporidium. For humans - there are OTC PCR tests available for COVID-19. Put a swab up your nose and have the answer in a few minutes.
Prof. Amit
please rephrase your question 1, its not clear what you are referring
2. CBC, Full biochemical profile, and antioxidants system. LFT, RFT. cancer markers panel
3. depend on the toxin and organs affected
2. CBC, Full biochemical profile, and antioxidants system. LFT, RFT. cancer markers panel
3. depend on the toxin and organs affected
Jameel
The half-life of a drug is an estimate of the time it takes for the concentration or amount in the blood plasma of that drug to be reduced by exactly one-half (50%). The symbol for half-life is t½.
2 & 3. CBC, Creatinine, plasma antioxidants, alkaline phosphatase, SGPT, serum albumin,