Packed With Poison
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Packed With Poison
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Author : D. M. Souza
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Packed With Poison written by D. M. Souza and has been published by Millbrook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In the ocean, a box jellyfish dangles tentacles covered with venom-filled stingers. The jellyfish uses its stingers to kill its prey. But its venom can also kill humans within minutes. The brightly colored poison dart frog is deadly to humans too. Just a speck of its poison can kill a person. These two creatures are among the most venomous and poisonous animals in the world. How do animals use their poisons? When are humans in danger?
The Poison Squad
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Author : Deborah Blum
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-09-25
The Poison Squad written by Deborah Blum and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-25 with Political Science categories.
A New York Times Notable Book The inspiration for PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film The Poison Squad. From Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Blum, the dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by the inimitable Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who fought for change By the end of nineteenth century, food was dangerous. Lethal, even. "Milk" might contain formaldehyde, most often used to embalm corpses. Decaying meat was preserved with both salicylic acid, a pharmaceutical chemical, and borax, a compound first identified as a cleaning product. This was not by accident; food manufacturers had rushed to embrace the rise of industrial chemistry, and were knowingly selling harmful products. Unchecked by government regulation, basic safety, or even labelling requirements, they put profit before the health of their customers. By some estimates, in New York City alone, thousands of children were killed by "embalmed milk" every year. Citizens--activists, journalists, scientists, and women's groups--began agitating for change. But even as protective measures were enacted in Europe, American corporations blocked even modest regulations. Then, in 1883, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, a chemistry professor from Purdue University, was named chief chemist of the agriculture department, and the agency began methodically investigating food and drink fraud, even conducting shocking human tests on groups of young men who came to be known as, "The Poison Squad." Over the next thirty years, a titanic struggle took place, with the courageous and fascinating Dr. Wiley campaigning indefatigably for food safety and consumer protection. Together with a gallant cast, including the muckraking reporter Upton Sinclair, whose fiction revealed the horrific truth about the Chicago stockyards; Fannie Farmer, then the most famous cookbook author in the country; and Henry J. Heinz, one of the few food producers who actively advocated for pure food, Dr. Wiley changed history. When the landmark 1906 Food and Drug Act was finally passed, it was known across the land, as "Dr. Wiley's Law." Blum brings to life this timeless and hugely satisfying "David and Goliath" tale with righteous verve and style, driving home the moral imperative of confronting corporate greed and government corruption with a bracing clarity, which speaks resoundingly to the enormous social and political challenges we face today.
The Statutes Of New Zealand
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Author : New Zealand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Statutes Of New Zealand written by New Zealand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Session laws categories.
Code Of Federal Regulations
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Code Of Federal Regulations written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Administrative law categories.
Laws Of The State Of Michigan Relating To The Public Health
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Author : Michigan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Laws Of The State Of Michigan Relating To The Public Health written by Michigan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Public health laws categories.
Poison And Poisoning
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Author : Celia Kellett
language : en
Publisher: Accent Press Ltd
Release Date : 2012-11-22
Poison And Poisoning written by Celia Kellett and has been published by Accent Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-22 with Science categories.
This fascinating book will be enjoyed both by those interested in the science of poisons and also by general readers who can dip in and find hair-raising horrors and calamities on every page. In this fascinating guide to poisons, Celia Kellett provides information and entertainment in equal measure as she explains clearly what all the different poisons are and how they work, giving us all the gory detail of how, by accident or design, they have led to the demise of so many people. From cyanide to the Black Widow spider, and from the Green Mamba snake to botulism, poisons can be found everywhere from the jungle to the refrigerator. Did you know, for example, that the Emperor Napoleon died from arsenic poisoning caused by the green dye used for the pattern on his wallpaper? Or that the Green Mamba’s venom is so toxic that a bite is fatal within half an hour? Or that 50,000 people die from snake bites every year in India? Poison is rarely out of the headlines, with recent stories including the murder, by polonium poisoning, of Alexander Litvinenko in London, allegedly by the KGB, The Horse Whisperer author Nicholas Evans becoming seriously ill in Scotland after eating poisonous mushrooms, and melamine poisoning in Chinese baby-milk formula. It is a subject that holds a fascination for the general public who (along with budding crime writers, and perhaps the KGB) will want to buy this excellent book in large numbers.
To Prevent The Sending Of Poisons Or Articles And Compositions Containing Poison Through The Mails
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
To Prevent The Sending Of Poisons Or Articles And Compositions Containing Poison Through The Mails written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Poisons categories.
The Code Of Federal Regulations Of The United States Of America
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Code Of Federal Regulations Of The United States Of America written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Administrative law categories.
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Laws Of The State Of Michigan Relating To The Public Health 1890
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
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Laws Relating To Public Health
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Author : Michigan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
Laws Relating To Public Health written by Michigan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Public health laws categories.