Paris Green Poison
It has a very bright blue green color.
Paris green poison. The mysterious poisoning of three persons. From wikipedia so you know it must be right paris green is a common name for copper ii acetoarsenite or c i. It soon became the standard treatment and was the first widely used poison to kill by ingestion. British anti lewisite bal which was developed as an antidote for.
Pigment animal poison mostly rodenticide insecticide and blue colorant for fireworks. Verdict of the coroner s jury death caused by the careless use of paris green testimony of prof. Paris green is a blue green solid. Paris green was first used to kill rats in sewers in paris this is where it got its name from.
It is extremely toxic. 3cu aso 2 2 cu ch 3 coo 2 agricultural chemicals food additives arsanilic acid h 2 nc 6 h 4 aso oh 2 and poison gas lewisite. Cuhaso 4 paris s green. In 1814 in schweinfurt germany two men named russ and sattler tried to improve on scheele s green a paint made with copper arsenite.
The early marketing of insecticides invited fraud through adulteration and false claims. Pigment green 21 an extremely toxic blue green chemical with four main uses. It is made by reacting copper ii acetate with arsenic trioxide and water. The early search for control measures established the arsenical paris green an industrial pigment as an effective poison.
It darkens in air. Furthermore arsenic has been used in wood preservation medical supplies salvarsan pigment scheele s green. Once upon a time green paint literally killed people. Killed by paris green.