Venomous Earth: How Arsenic Caused The World's Worst Mass Poisoning

by Andrew Meharg

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Venomous Earth is the story of the worst chemical disaster in history. It starts in Ancient Greece, touches down in today's North America and takes in William Morris, alchemy, farming, medicine, mining and a cosmetic that killed two popes.

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Though sold as an account of Bengals arsenic water as the worst poisoning in history Meharg leads further into arsenic troubles. One problem examined is the inability of the English eighteen century society to recognize the health effect of arsenic mining and use. The otherwise highly estimed William Morris is especially put on target. (

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Venomous Earth is the story of the worst chemical disaster in history. It starts in Ancient Greece, touches down in today's North America and takes in William Morris, alchemy, farming, medicine, mining and a cosmetic that killed two popes.

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