The book indicated the carcinogenicity and toxicity of environmental chemicals such as the pesticide DDT. The U.S. EPA and OSHA came into being in 1970 as there was a growing awareness that environmental exposure to pesticides and occupational exposure to substances like asbestos led to human disease.
How did the Pure Food and Drug Act open the way for the field of toxicology in the U.S.?
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The isolation of the substances that had pharmacological and toxicological properties were investigated as adulteration of foods, medicines and cosmetics had led to many untoward effects (morbidity and mortality).