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History of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Toxicology in Antiquity Volume I

  • 1st Edition - May 22, 2014
  • Editor: Philip Wexler
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 0 0 4 5 - 8
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 0 4 6 3 - 0

Toxicology in Antiquity is the first in a series of short format works covering key accomplishments, scientists, and events in the broad field of toxicology, including enviro… Read more

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Toxicology in Antiquity is the first in a series of short format works covering key accomplishments, scientists, and events in the broad field of toxicology, including environmental health and chemical safety. This first volume sets the tone for the series and starts at the very beginning, historically speaking, with a look at toxicology in ancient times. The book explains that before scientific research methods were developed, toxicology thrived as a very practical discipline. People living in ancient civilizations readily learned to distinguish safe substances from hazardous ones, how to avoid these hazardous substances, and how to use them to inflict harm on enemies. It also describes scholars who compiled compendia of toxic agents.