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Toxic chemicals are found in more than 200 19th-century books here is how YOU can spot a deadly edition

19th-century books with green covers contain worrying levels of arsenic, prompting some libraries to remove them from the shelves. Arsenic was combined with copper to create the vivid green.

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Arsenic-laced books removed from National Library of France

Victorian-era publishers used arsenic to colour book bindings.

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Arsenic-laced books removed from National Library of France

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

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