Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? : the sociochemistry of an element / / William R. Cullen
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| Autore: |
Cullen William R
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| Titolo: |
Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? : the sociochemistry of an element / / William R. Cullen
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (429 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 615.925715 |
| Soggetto topico: | Arsenic - History |
| Arsenic - Toxicology | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-84755-860-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827794803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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