A Taste for Poisons - James Bridges

Everything we eat, drink and breathe comprises chemicals, both natural and synthetic. How do we navigate this? The first principle of toxicology is that every chemical is toxic if the dose and duration of exposure is high enough. This book sets out assessments of situations when human and animal health is affected by drugs, biocides, food additives and cosmetics, based on the author's work as a toxicologist. Key FeaturesThe term toxic evokes mixture of worry and confusion and this book sets the criteria... Zobrazit více