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The Argentine Toxicological Association (ATA) is the oldest scientific entity that joins all the toxicologists of Argentina since 1975. Among other activities, ATA organizes each year both the Argentinean Congress of Toxicology and the Interdisciplinary Meeting of Toxicology that join all the toxicologists.

It also publishes a quarterly Bulletin ATA Informa that is edited and distributed on line among all members, as well as the scientific Journal Acta Toxicológica Argentina, of which 8 volumes have already been published; it is indexed by the Chemical Abstracts.

ATA is preparing the edition of a book titled ADVANCES OF THE TOXICOLOGY IN ARGENTINA; Dr. Nelson Albiano and Dr. Alfredo Salibián, both former Presidents of the ATA have been appointed to act as Editors.
The book will present a collection of original articles written by most of the outstanding Argentinean toxicologists who will expose their experience as well as their more significant contributions developed in their laboratories and Institutes.

The book will be interdisciplinary and will cover most of the areas of the Toxicology. Approximately 30 papers have already been selected, covering topics of the Veterinary, Forensic, Environmental, Clinical and Ecological Toxicology. Other articles will devoted to basic Toxicology as Neurotoxicology, resistance mechanism and effects of insecticides on non target species, animal toxins, etc.

It is timely to point out that the book of the ATA will be the first interdisciplinary toxicological text edited and published in Latin America, presenting the results of original research entirely conducted in local laboratories.
At present the Editors are trying to get the resources that will allow the edition of the book, which is a difficult task in the present economical circumstances; in this regard, the IUTOX community may consider the possibility of contributing to the ATA´s project and are invited to do so by contacting the Editors at ata@dd.com.ar.