Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Good laboratory practices : birth of a new profession / Carl R. Morris -- Industry perspective on good laboratory practice regulation of chemical studies / John F. McCarthy -- Chemical aspects of compliance with good laboratory practices : EPA perspective on generic good laboratory practices / Dexter S. Goldman -- Directive and supportive roles of management / G. Burnett, J.W. Smith, W.B. Nixon, and P.M. Hernan -- The human element of quality assurance / Gioya Bennett, Janet Evans, and Norma Roadcap -- Integration of quality assurance into analytical laboratories / Joseph B. Townsend -- Good laboratory practices and the myth of quality / Maureen S. Barge -- Standard operating procedures : one element of a program for compliance with good laboratory practice regulations / Alice E. Parks -- The protocol and its impact on research activities / Robert J. Daun -- Raw data definition and documentation / Edward J. Panek -- Computer systems validation : how to get started / Ronald C. Branning -- Inspections and final report audits for environmental studies / Patricia D. Royal -- Quality assurance in analytical laboratories : an EPA perspective / Willa Y. Garner -- Quality assurance for a field trials program : testing residues of agricultural chemicals / James P. Ussary -- Quality assurance in contract laboratories : commitment to excellence / Charles R. Ganz and Kathleen H. Faltynski -- University response to good laboratory practices : case history / Terry D. Spittler -- Good laboratory practice standards in a university setting : problems and solutions / Willis B. Wheeler and Neal P. Thompson -- Quality assurance for ecotoxicology studies / John A. McCann -- Proposed federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act : generic good laboratory practice standards / Willa Y. Garner and Maureen S. Barge.