Behavioural toxicology: The emergence of a new discipline in australian psychology?*

摘要: Abstract The objectives of this paper are to outline briefly the basic concepts behavioural toxicology and suggest roles which toxicologists can play as Australia faces up its own problems environmental management. Environmental management always involves trade-offs between biological limitations on one hand social cost-benefits other. Knowledge about capability human other living organisms cope behaviourally with potentially toxic conditions their physical environments add essential information useful decision makers legislators concerned such matters. It is contended that, in terms both public concern sophistication study interactions chemical compounds environment behaviour, time right for emergence a new discipline within psychology.