History of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Toxicology in Antiquity Volume I
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Published:27th May '14
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Toxicology in Antiquity will set the tone for the series, History of Toxicology and Environmental Health, and start at the very beginning, historically speaking, with a look at toxicology in ancient times.
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.
"Phil Wexler’s latest book...is riveting. The book focuses on toxicology/poisons/venoms/religion and the surrounding mystery found in antiquity to the fall of the Roman Empire." --International journal of Toxicology
ISBN: 9780128000458
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 230g
154 pages