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The following is a list of types of poison by intended use: Biocide – a chemical substance capable of killing living organisms, usually in a selective way Fungicide – a chemical compound or biological organism used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores; Microbicide – any compound or substance whose purpose is to reduce the infectivity ...
The Poison Springs State Forest encompasses 23,506 acres (9,513 ha) in Ouachita and Nevada counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and is under the authority of the Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC). The name derives from the 1864 Battle of Poison Spring, so
It restricts the sale of a number of chemicals that are either poisons or explosives precursors without a valid Explosives Precursors and Poisons Licence. [1] [2] Additionally it also regulates the possession of poisons and explosive precursors. [3]. Since 3 March 2016 the possession and use of such chemicals has been regulated. [4]
Poison Springs Battleground State Park is an Arkansas state park located southeast of Bluff City. It commemorates the Battle of Poison Spring in the American Civil War , which was part of the 1864 Camden Expedition , an element of a Union Army initiative to gain control of Shreveport, Louisiana and get a foothold in Texas .
[20] [21] Pascual Scannone, a Venezuelan anesthesiologist [22] who trained and specialized in New York City, did extensive research on curare as a possible paralyzing agent for patients during surgical procedures. In 1942, he became the first person in Latin America to use curare during a medical procedure when he successfully performed a ...
[20] [21] The Chinese used Aconitum poisons both for hunting [22] and warfare. [23] The Kalinago of the Caribbean used poisons made from the sap of the manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella) or sandbox tree (Hura crepitans), both members of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. [24] Digitoxin has been used for at least 7,000 years as an arrow ...
Janie Lynn Ridd and her roommate Rachel had been best friends for 25 years. And then Ridd allegedly tried to poison her with a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
[4] [5] This phenomenon of poison shyness is the rationale for poisons that kill only after multiple doses. Besides being directly toxic to the mammals that ingest them, including dogs, cats, and humans, many rodenticides present a secondary poisoning risk to animals that hunt or scavenge the dead corpses of rats.