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History of Toxicology and Environmental Health: Toxicology in Antiquity II

By Philip , Wexler

Book information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780128015063, 0128015063
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1228243 bytes)
Pages
152\152
Time added
2020-11-29 04:31:52

Description

This volume,Toxicology in Antiquity II, continues to tell the story of the roots of toxicology in ancient times. Readers learn that before scientific research methods were developed, toxicology thrived as a very practical discipline. Toxicologists are particularly proud of the rich and storied history of their field and there are few resources available that cover the discipline from a historical perspective. People living in ancient civilizations readily learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid these hazardous substances and how to use them to inflict harm on enemies.Volume IIexplores the use of poison as weapons in war and assassinations, early instances of air pollution, the use of hallucinogens and entheogens, and the role of the snake in ancient toxicology.

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