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Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? : the sociochemistry of an element /

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The book covers the huge variety of ways in which the ubiquitous element arsenic and its compounds have influenced the lives of people worldwide.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cullen, William R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2008]
Subjects:
Arsenic > History.
Arsenic > Toxicology.
Arsenic > history.
Arsenic > toxicity.
Arsenic.
Chemistry.
History of science.
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
Popular Science.
Popular science.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Medicinal Arsenic: Toxic Arsenic-- Chapter 2: Arsenic Where You Least Expect It-- Chapter 3: Arsine, Scheele's Green, and Gosio Gas-- Chapter 4: Arsenophobia. A Connection between the Deaths of Infants and Napoleon I: Chapter 5: Arsenic and Crime: The Law of Intended Consequences-- Chapter 6: Arsenic at War: Mass Murder-- Chapter 7: Arsenic and the Environment-- Chapter 8: Accidental Exposures to Arsenic: The Law of Unintended Consequences.