As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive--until they began to fall mysteriously...

First published in 1962, Silent spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising the awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. Scientist and pioneering enviornmentalist Rachel Carson presents a detailed account of the development of military biocides and their derivative cousins: our common pesticides and herbicides.

Cada vez son más acuciantes los problemas derivados de la intoxicación, en sus más variadas formas. El alcohol, el tabaco y las drogas en general constituyen la fuente principal de este problema, que en algunos puntos del mundo alcanza las dimensiones de una epidemia. A este cúmulo de productos clásicos de intoxicación, cabe añadir otros que no por menos conocidos se muestran necesariamente innocuos. La generalización del consumo incontrolado...

Poisons, due to their lethal nature, invoke a sense of fear in humans. Yet, they have also impacted other aspects of human life. Poisons have been used by nomadic hunters to kill their prey, by scientists to explore complex biochemical mechanisms of the body, by physicians to lower cholesterol and to kill cancer cells, by farmers and the general public to destroy pests, by the evil minded for homicide, and by tyrants as weapons of war. The Art and...

Explores how an infamous murder case led to the birth of modern toxicology.

The focus of this book is how to live without toxics. The author put together a list of areas people with pay attention to in order to avoid toxics. It includes toothpaste, breakfast, eggs, cleaning, hair coloring and more. The author shared her personal experience for readers to follow along. 「預防暴露在有毒物質之下，並不需要花很多的金錢，或者費很大的功夫。」 擅長以簡單、快速、取得方便的方式，跟大眾分享正確生活觀的譚敦慈，...

A bagman's gambit? Or, something more sinister? Those in control realize just how little they have as ruthless plans unfold across multiple continents. Clare, Bigsy, and Jake get the call they half expected, but a thrill ride they certainly didn't. Going viral isn't cool

"Literary caterer Letitia 'Tish' Tarragon fights to save her reputation and catch a killer when a murder occurs during a fundraising dinner for the local library"--