American Board of Toxicology

The American Board of Toxicology, Inc. was incorporated in the District of Columbia on April 17, 1979, as a self-sustaining not-for-profit corporation. The purpose of the ABT is:

- to encourage the study of the science of toxicology,

- to stimulate its advancement by establishing standards for professional practice,

- to prepare and administer procedures including tests for the implementation of such standards, and

- to confer recognition by certificates or otherwise upon those members of the profession who, measured against such standards, demonstrate competence.