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A Taste for Poisons book cover

1st Edition

A Taste for Poisons

By James Bridges Copyright 2026
124 Pages
by CRC Press

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... Read more

About The Author

Chapter 1: A Life With Chemicals

Chapter 2: Progress In Poisoning (70,000BC-1960 AD)

Chapter 3: A Balancing Act

Chapter 4: Destined To Be Toxic?

Chapter 5: Life Depends On Bugs

Chapter 6: A Lot To Digest

Chapter 7: Keeping Up Appearances

Chapter 8: Incidents Will Happen

Chapter 9: Nothing To Do With Me

Chapter 10: Antidotes

Index

Biography

James Bridges, Emeritus Professor of Toxicology and Environmental Health, University of Surrey BSc in Chemistry and Physiology, PhD in Drug Metabolism and Analytical Chemistry, DSc in Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, Hon DSc in Environmental Health Fellowships of British Toxicology Society, EUROTOX, Occupational Medicine, Veterinary Science. Published over 500 scientific articles, mostly in European Journals of Toxicology, latest 2024. Chair of EU Health Advisory Committees for seventeen years.

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