The Toxicology of Methanol

Author:   John J. Clary
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
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9780470317594


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   12 March 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John J. Clary
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.631kg
ISBN:  

9780470317594


ISBN 10:   0470317590
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   12 March 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface xiii Contributors xv 1 Methanol Production and Markets: Past, Present, and Future 1 Gregory A. Dolan References 9 2 Methanol: Fate and Transport in the Environment 11 Rula A. Deeb, Todd L. Anderson, Michael C. Kavanaugh, and Lauren A. Kell 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Partitioning of Methanol in the Environment 16 2.3 Fate and Transport of Methanol in the Environment 22 2.4 Methanol Additives 37 2.5 Conclusions 40 References 40 3 Human Toxicity 47 John J. Clary 3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Exposure 48 3.3 Metabolism in Humans 50 3.4 History of Human Toxicity 54 3.5 Controlled Human Studies 60 3.6 In Utero Exposure 62 3.7 Repeat Inhalation Exposure 63 3.8 Management of Methanol Poisoning 64 3.9 Conclusions 66 References 67 4 General Animal and Aquatic Toxicity 73 John J. Clary 4.1 Introduction 73 4.2 Acute Toxicity 74 4.3 Irritation 86 4.4 Sensitization 87 4.5 Repeat Exposure-Inhalation 87 4.6 Repeat Exposure-Oral 94 4.7 Repeat Exposure-Dermal 96 4.8 Aquatic Toxicity 96 4.9 Conclusion 99 References 100 5 Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology of Methanol 107 John M. Rogers, Jeffrey S. Gift, and Stanley Barone, Jr. 5.1 Introduction 107 5.2 Reproductive Toxicity 108 5.3 Developmental Toxicity 110 5.4 Conclusions 136 Disclaimer 139 References 139 6 Exploring Differences Between PBPK Models of Methanol Disposition in Mice and Humans: Important Lessons Learned 145 Thomas B. Starr 6.1 Background 145 6.2 Are Humans More or Less Sensitive than Mice to the Toxic Effects of Methanol? 148 6.3 Are the Two Models' Predictions of Human Blood Methanol Concentrations at Steady State Consistent with Each Other? 153 6.4 Are the Values of Key Human Metabolism Parameters Consistent with Those in the Published Scientific Literature? 155 6.5 Shouldn't the Possibility of Systematic Bias be Considered Carefully During the Model Fitting and Parameter Estimation Process? 160 6.6 Is Visual Optimization an Adequate Technique for Estimating PBPK Model Parameters? 161 6.7 When Human Data are Available, Shouldn't they be Utilized in Making an Objective Comparison of Model-Specific Predictions? 163 6.8 Summary of Lessons Learned 164 References 165 7 Oxidative Stress and Species Differences in the Metabolism, Developmental Toxicity, and Carcinogenic Potential of Methanol and Ethanol 169 Peter G. Wells, Gordon P. McCallum, Lutfiya Miller, Michelle Siu, and J. Nicole Sweeting 7.1 Introduction 169 7.2 Species Differences in Methanol Metabolism 179 7.3 Species and Strain Differences in Methanol Toxicity 191 7.4 Oxidative Stress 213 7.5 Conclusions 237 Acknowledgment 238 References 238 8 Methanol and Cancer 255 John J. Clary 8.1 Introduction 255 8.2 Rodent Bioassay 256 8.3 Possible Mechanisms 270 8.4 Human Cancer Data 276 8.5 Conclusion 276 References 277 Index 283

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JOHN J. CLARY is President of Bio Risk, a toxicology consulting firm. Previously, he worked for two U.S. government research laboratories, managed the toxicology groups of DuPont and Hoechst Celanese, and served as Director of Toxicology for Dow Corning and Celanese. Dr. Clary has authored sixty-five articles.

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