Yan: Lead-Tainted Turmeric

Yan: Lead-Tainted Turmeric

In a feature for Undark, Wudan Yan (@wudanyan) takes us to Bangladesh’s spice markets, where vendors sell turmeric — until recently, often color-enhanced with lead chromate. The country practically eliminated turmeric adulteration through a multinational collaboration...

Gilbert: Toxicology—For Free!

The free e-book A Small Dose of Toxicology is now available in a second edition from the . Multiple formats are iPad, Kindle or pdf. Steven G. Gilbert, the author and a University of Washington Affiliate Associate Professor, Environmental Health, makes teaching...