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Ladataan... The Poison Paradox: Chemicals As Friends and Foes (2005)Tekijä: John 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 be beneficial and yet under other circumstances can become poisons.By examining a variety of cases, from tragic disasters such as Bhopal and Minamata Bay, to the plant fungus which led to the Salem witch trials, and the puffer fish which is at once deadly poisonous and prized as a delicacy, this book explores the science of poisons: the different ways in which theyharm us, and how they may be counteracted.Timbrell emphasizes that poisons are part of the natural world: by understanding the science of the poisons that we might encounter by accident or design, we can assess what the real risks are, and learn to live with them safely. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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The first few chapters are background ones covering poisons, medicines, and the actions of chemicals upon the body. The last of these especially was exciting for me: heretofore I would have skimmed over any sentence containing 'induction of enzymes', but Trimball's presentation is so outstandingly good that I understood and learned rather than simply shoving necessary definitions into my short-term memory.
The bulk of Poison Paradox is devoted to different sorts of chemicals that might do us harm--hose occurring naturally, pesticides, industrial poisons,---and their effects on the body. From the action of a chemical and the body's reactions to and defenses against it and carrying on to overt symptoms of poisoning, these effects are explained thoroughly and intelligibly with the aid of very helpful illustrations, cross-references, and case histories.
Before coming across Poison Paradox I would have bet any amount of money that I'd never finish reading, never mind enjoy reading, a book on biochemistry. I would have lost a bundle.