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Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? [[electronic resource] ] : the sociochemistry of an element / / William R. Cullen



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Autore: Cullen William R Visualizza persona
Titolo: Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? [[electronic resource] ] : the sociochemistry of an element / / William R. Cullen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (429 p.)
Disciplina: 615.925715
Soggetto topico: Arsenic - History
Arsenic - Toxicology
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front cover; i_iv; v_viii; ix_xvi; 001_055; 056_098; 099_129; 130_165; 166_214; 215_286; 287_348; 349_397; 398_412
Sommario/riassunto: Sex, drugs, rocks, gold, murder, war, mass poisonings, the deaths of Napoleon, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and others are all linked by one element - arsenic! Arsenic has been around since the beginning of time and the word has become a metaphor for poison with associated shock value. The general public are fearful of any possible exposure to it and yet it holds a certain dark and eerie fascination! The average person has only one idea about arsenic - it is poison - and this reputation has a sound base. Some arsenic compounds are very toxic and have been used with criminal intent from the time of the
Titolo autorizzato: Is arsenic an aphrodisiac  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-84755-860-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455231003321
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