This is a fascinating and informed work that illuminates the world of toxicology. Using reported disasters and everyday examples, the author examines both natural and man-made chemicals that we are exposed to. He explains how they are toxic and... Google Books
Originally published: 2005
Author: John Timbrell
Dec 20, 2006 · “All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”.
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The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes - John A. Timbrell
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In The Poison Paradox, toxicologist John Timbrell explores the dark side of chemistry - how the chemicals that we use and that occur all around us can often ...
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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.