Sunday, 1 February 2009

ARSENIC

I always read this " ARSENIC " words when I read a detective book. I like to read detective novel very much...but now I have not enough time to read it at my daily times. It is because I am working and less time to read books. But I always do it when I have enough time.
But what is arsenic ? Today I see an article talking about arsenic. It said that Arsenic (As) is a silver-gray metal that gained much of its notoriety because of its historical use as a human poison (approximately 70 to 180 milligrams of arsenic is fatal to an adult). Arsenic is present in the earth's crust at an average concentration of 2 to 5 mg/kg, with low levels commonly found in the air, water, and soil. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, arsenic was used as a preservative in animal hides, and as an ingredient in pigments, dyes, glass, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides.

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