Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects IV
Contributors: W.R. Chappell (Editor); C.O. Abernathy (Editor); R.L. Calderon (Editor)
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: November 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780080440675
Subjects: Medical toxicology; Water supply & treatment; Inorganic Chemistry; Toxicology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Industrial Health & Safety; Technology / Industrial Health & Safety; Chemistry - Inorganic; Arsenic; Congresses; Environmental aspects
First sentence: Arsenic compounds, in particular Orpiment (As2S3) and Realgar (AsS) were used as colouring agents and alloys in Greco-Roman times in ornamental painting and as cosmetics (Table 1).