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Ep. 147 Poisons Pt 3: Arsenic, The King of Poisons

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Hi Folks! Part three of our poison series is on arsenic, the king of poisons and the poison of kings! Arsenic had a long history of being used to kill nobles, but after a reliable test for arsenic was developed in the 1800s it got a lot less popular for killing people. But in true human fashion, we continued to use arsenic for all kinds of things!

References:

  • https://jmvh.org/article/arsenic-the-poison-of-kings-and-the-saviour-of-syphilis/
  • https://www.asmalldoseoftoxicology.org/fowler
  • https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-13185-1_1
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK304380/
  • https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?Lab=NHEERL&dirEntryId=341168
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27784519/
  • https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a608017.html
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6281155/
  • https://www.fda.gov/food/chemical-metals-natural-toxins-pesticides-guidance-documents-regulations/supporting-document-action-level-arsenic-apple-juice
  • https://www.zoetisus.com/news-and-media/pfizer-to-suspend-sale-of-3-nitro-roxarsone-in-the-united-states.aspx#
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128022290000025
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  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6678206/
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