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

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