Quote: Originally posted by shivas  |
Then other substances such as methanol shouldn't be considered toxic also, since its toxicity comes from our body's action on it, which oxidizes it
into the both harmful formaldehyde and formic acid, but methanol itself isn't poinsonous. |
In that case, there are tons of other substances that could be eliminated from that list. Ethylene glycol for one, wouldn't be a poison either. The
body metabolises it into oxalic acid, which is toxic. Many poisons (especially the ones that are slow acting) are toxic because of what the body does
with them. Many slow acting poisons are slow acting because they get metabolised into harmful intermediates before excretion.
"Ja, Kalzium, das ist alles!" -Otto Loewi
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