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The Poison Paradox: Chemicals As Friends and Foes - Hardcover

Timbrell, John A.

 
9780192804952: The Poison Paradox: Chemicals As Friends and Foes
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0192804952 ISBN 13: 9780192804952
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2005

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Every day we are surrounded by chemicals that are potentially harmful. Some of these we take intentionally in the form of drugs; some we take unknowingly through the food we eat, and the environment around us.

John Timbrell explores what makes particular chemicals harmful, what their effects are, and how we can test for them. He examines drugs such as Paracetamol and what it does to the body; Ricin, the most toxic substance known to man; Paraquat, a widely available weedkiller; and how the puffer fish, eaten as a delicacy in Japan, can kill. Using case studies from all around the world, such as the Spanish Oil syndrome which made over 20,000 people ill in Madrid, Timbrell uncovers the facts behind chemical scares. He shows how, with a rational, scientific, and balanced approach, risks can be assessed and managed safely.

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John Timbrell is Professor of Biochemical Toxicology in the Department of Pharmacy, King's College, London. He is the author of two successful toxicology textbooks (Taylor and Francis) and the editor of a major journal. This will be his first publication for a general audience.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0192804952
ISBN 13 
9780192804952
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
348
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