Studying effects of chemicals on biochemical processes
This is the biochemistry lab of DuPont's Haskell Lab for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine. This section is responsible for observing changes in the composition of blood, urine or body tissue resulting from exposure to test chemicals.
Studying effects of chemicals on biochemical processes
Growing importance of chemistry in modern life carries the challenge of safeguarding public health and safety against unforeseen hazards. New chemicals are subjected to elaborate and exhaustive tests before they are permitted to become commercial...
Studying effects of chemicals on biochemical processes
This is the biochemistry lab of DuPont's Haskell Lab for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine. This section is responsible for observing changes in the composition of blood, urine or body tissue resulting from exposure to test chemicals.
Studying effects of chemicals on biochemical processes
Chemical compositions or chemical made fibers that come in contact with the skin create specialized and challenging problems for the toxicologists. As an example, before nylon was put on the market, it was carefully tested by DuPont's Toxicologists...
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
The DuPont Company's Haskell Laboratory for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine near Newark, Delaware gathers information which will allow interpretation of data derived from toxicological studies on animals into terms of human health. To study the...
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
The weight of animals is a guide to effect of the test materials. The fact that rabbit at DuPont's Haskell Laboratory for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine at Newark, Delaware lost no weight following test helped clear one plastic film for good...
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
Scratch test to determine effect of new compounds is but one of many carried out at DuPont's Haskell Laboratory for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine at Newark, Delaware. Here guinea pig gets a surface scratch into which compound is injected....
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
Magnifying glass reveals substantial amount of skin irritation on guinea pig whose skin was shaved and treated with test chemical at the DuPont Company's Haskell Labs. Though guinea pig's skin is even more allergic than man's, this was enough to...
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
Wary rat peeks from tunnel type cage as drop of flood is take from tail. Tests like this at the Haskell Lab led DuPont to drop a new herbicide for use near foods.
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
A new shampoo ingredient is inserted in rabbit's eye. Careful examination showed no harmful effects to the animal's eye, thus showing ingredients harmless to human eyes. After numerous other tests the compound got approval of DuPont research staff...
Studying effects of chemicals on laboratory animals
Hey! Who's smoking that cheap cigar!' says Gary Guinea Pig in a bell jar cage, sniffing at vapor from a test compound. Tests like this proved paint solvent under study at DuPont's Haskell Labs wouldn't injure painters or passerby.
