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French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic

Four 19th-century books with emerald green covers were removed from France's national library due to probable arsenic content.
University of Delaware researchers identified the potentially dangerous texts.
An external laboratory will assess the extent of arsenic in each volume to ensure safety.

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BBC News

Arsenic-laced books removed from National Library of France

The four 19th Century books have been removed from shelves and taken for further analysis.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic

Chemical thought to be in emerald green covers of four 19th-century books identified by Poison Book ProjectFrance’s national library has removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers are believed to be laced with arsenic.The library said on Thursday that handling the books, which were printed in Britain, would probably cause only minor harm, but it was taking them away for further analysis. Continue reading...

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Books laced with arsenic removed from French national library

Poisoned books include volumes of Edward Hayes’s ’The Ballads of Ireland’ from 1855

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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RTÉ

French national library quarantines 'poisonous' books

France's national library has said it has removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers were likely laced with highly poisonous arsenic.

9 days ago·Ireland

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The Straits Times

French national library quarantines ‘poisonous’ books

The library said handling the books – which were printed in Britain – would probably cause only minor harm, but it was taking them away for further analysis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

9 days ago·Singapore

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