The topic detoxication is discussed in the following articles:


  • TITLE: soil (pedology)
    SECTION: Pathways of detoxification
    Field observation and laboratory experimentation have confirmed the effectiveness of natural pathways in the soil for detoxifying chemicals. Volatilization, adsorption, precipitation, and other chemical transformations, as well as biological immobilization and degradation, are the first line of defense against invasive pollutants. These processes are particularly active in soil A horizons...

process of excretory systems

  • TITLE: excretion (biology)
    SECTION: Products of excretion
    ...before its concentration in the body fluids can reach a dangerous level. But in terrestrial animals, and in some of the larger aquatic animals, ammonia is converted into some less harmful compounds (detoxication). In mammals, including humans, it is detoxified to urea, which may be considered as being formed by the condensation of one molecule of carbon dioxide with two molecules of ammonia...

treatment of chemical dependency

  • TITLE: chemical dependency (drug use)
    ...lead to symptoms associated with delirium tremens, such as rapid pulse, elevated blood pressure, profuse sweating, paranoid delusions, and hallucinations. Treatment for chemical dependency, known as detoxification, should only be conducted under close medical supervision, usually in a hospital.
  • TITLE: alcoholism
    SECTION: Physiological therapies