Arsenic trioxide was widely used as a herbicide. A typical application would be something like 1 pound/1000 sq feet. ( 50kg/hectare for the rest of planet earth).
So dosing a field will take about as big a sack as you can carry and 250mg will kill you.
Extra fun fact: I got the application rate numbers from an article about controlling weeds on golf courses.
When people have a feeling about herbicides being dangerous… this is the kind of herbicide that caused it.
Extra bonus fun fact: My father's grandmother used to make up a mixture of arsenic trioxide and mercury to paint around the windows to keep bugs out of the house.
So dosing a field will take about as big a sack as you can carry and 250mg will kill you.
Extra fun fact: I got the application rate numbers from an article about controlling weeds on golf courses.
When people have a feeling about herbicides being dangerous… this is the kind of herbicide that caused it.
Extra bonus fun fact: My father's grandmother used to make up a mixture of arsenic trioxide and mercury to paint around the windows to keep bugs out of the house.