Toxicology is the science of poisons. Clinical toxicology is concerned with disease caused by chemicals, drugs, and toxins and usually involves management of acute and chronic poisoning. Clinical toxicologists work in hospitals, poison centers, government agencies, industry, and academia
The principal divisions and branches of toxicology are:
Environmental Toxicology: ... Forensic Toxicology: ... Economic Toxicology: ... Clinical Toxicology: ... Mechanistic Toxicology: ... Biochemical Toxicology: ... Regulatory Toxicology: ... Industrial Toxicology:
With its roots in forensic applications, analytical toxicology involves the application of the tools of analytical chemistry to the qualitative and/or quantitative estimation of chemicals that may exert effects on living organisms. Forensic toxicology involves the use of toxicology for the purposes of the law.