Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? : the sociochemistry of an element / William R. Cullen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cullen, William R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arsenic--History.

Arsenic.

Arsenic--Toxicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847558602

1847558607

OCLC:

319518111