Scientists have now found traces of the toxic chemical, arsenic, in the covers of more than 200 books from around the world.. Old books from the 19th-century featured green covers with worrying ...

While these poisonous books would likely cause only minor harm unless someone decided to devour a nearly 200-year-old tome, the alluringly vibrant books are not totally without risk.

But yellow books are less of a concern than green and red. Lead chromate is not particularly soluble, making it difficult to absorb. It is, in fact, still a widely used pigment.

Exhibit in the US city of Baltimore shows how mercury, arsenic, lead and orpiment were used to illustrate and bind books ...

Book nerds, beware. The American Chemical Society is getting the word out on poisonous books from the past. A new report ...

An exhibit at a US museum looks at how mercury, arsenic, lead and ‘orpiment’ created visuals both incredibly seductive and ...

Those include lead, chromium, mercury – and especially arsenic, often used in books with dazzling green covers. ... Arsenic, the most toxic of these chemicals, has been found in 300 books, ...

You probably do not need us to tell you that Arsenic is not healthy stuff. This wasn’t always such common knowledge, as for a time in the 19th century a chemical variously known as Paris or E… ...

Many old books contain toxic chemicals – here's how to spot them https: ... Roach says that even if you do come across a '19th century green book,' you won' ...

19th-century books with green covers contain worrying levels of arsenic, prompting some libraries to remove them from the shelves. Arsenic was combined with copper to create the vivid green.

Both lead and chromium are toxic. But yellow books are less of a concern than green and red. Lead chromate is not particularly soluble, making it difficult to absorb. It is, in fact, still a widely ...