Activated Charcoal: Antidote, Remedy and Health Aid, 2nd Edition / Cooney, David O / Paperback / LSI

Activated Charcoal: Antidote, Remedy, Health Aid - a layman's introduction to the effectiveness of activated charcoal as used in medical applications. This publication represents an attempt to gather together most of what has been reported to date on the use of activated charcoal as an oral antidote and as a remedy for other ailments.

 

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About the Author

David Cooney was a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie. He has published four other books and more than eighty research papers in professional journals. He is also active in research on activated charcoal for medical applications as well as for uses in water pollution.

His degrees included a B.E. cum laude, Yale University, 1961; M.S., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1963; and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1966. He was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the honorary societies of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Questions this book answers

What is activated charcoal used for?

The book gathers reports on activated charcoal as an oral antidote and as a remedy for other ailments. It is written for general readers.

Is activated charcoal an antidote for poisoning?

David Cooney reviews what has been reported about its use as an oral antidote. He explains how it works in plain language.

Is this book written for laypeople?

Yes. It is a layman's introduction to the medical uses of activated charcoal.

Is the book based on research?

Yes. It collects what had been reported in the research on charcoal's medical applications.

Who was David O. Cooney?

David O. Cooney was a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Wyoming. He published more than eighty research papers and researched charcoal for medical and water-pollution uses.