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Venomous Earth - How Arsenic Caused The World's Worst Mass Poisoning (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
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Venomous Earth - How Arsenic Caused The World's Worst Mass Poisoning (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Series: Macmillan Science
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Venomous Earth is the compelling story of the worst chemical
disaster in human history - unfolding now. It explores the geology,
politics and biology of why tens thousands of people are dying,
hundreds of thousands developing cancer and tens of millions of
people are at risk in Bangladesh, India and beyond, from
arsenic-contaminated well water.
Andrew Meharg compares this scenario with that in other areas of
the world where drinking water is tainted with arsenic, such as
extensive areas of South Western USA, the Alto Plano of South
America and New Zealand's volcanic regions. He details historical
precedents spanning thousands of years in mining and smelting
communities, and due to the widespread use of arsenic in alchemy,
farming, medicine and manufacturing. His tale takes in William
Morris, Paracelsus, George W Bush and a cosmetic that killed two
popes.
Finally Venomous Earth looks at how the current arsenic crisis is
to be tackled and highlights new challenges to our ongoing struggle
with the toxic element.
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