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    History of Toxicology and Environmental Health: Toxicology in Antiquity Volume I

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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.
    • Provides the historical background for understanding modern toxicology
    • Illustrates the ways ancient civilizations learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid the hazardous substances and how to use them against enemies
    • Details scholars who compiled compendia of toxic agents
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMay 22, 2014
    ISBN9780128004630
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