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March 28, 2026The Chemical Educator

Arsenic Curiosa and Humanity

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RBRonald BentleyTCT. G. CHASTEEN

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Overview

This review explores arsenic's dual role as a poison and a treatment in diverse contexts, suggesting its complex legacy.

Key Points

  • The aim is to examine the diverse applications of arsenic in history and contemporary society, highlighting its paradoxical nature.
  • Review of literature on arsenic applications in agriculture, industry, and medicine.
  • Analysis of historical and modern uses of arsenic compounds.
  • Evaluation of arsenic's roles as both a poison and a therapeutic agent.
  • Arsenic has been utilized in various sectors despite its toxicity.
  • Historically called a 'therapeutic mule' in 19th-century medicine.
  • Arsenous trioxide is now approved for leukemia treatment, showcasing its therapeutic potential.

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Bentley et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c771c58bbfbc51511e1d2ahttps://doi.org/10.1333/s00897020539a
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