History of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Toxicology in Antiquity Volume I (Paperback)

"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.
Provides the historical background for understanding modern toxicologyIllustrates the ways ancient civilizations learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid the hazardous substances and how to use them against enemiesDetails scholars who compiled compendia of toxic agents"

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	History of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	2014
Volume editors:	Philip Wexler
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	154
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-800045-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology
LSN:	0-12-800045-7
Barcode:	9780128000458

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