1. Natural or Man-made Chemicals? Adapted from a presentation by Penny Le Couteur, The Fraser Institute, Vancouver, Canada

2. “All substances are poisonous, there is none which is not a poison; the right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.” Paracelsus circa 1538

3. The great myth “Natural is good; man-made is bad”

4. It may be natural but you’ll be just as dead!

5. The seven most deadly chemical compounds LD 50 / mg/kg Botulinum toxin A3 x 10 -8 Tetanus toxin A5 x 10 -6 Diphtheria toxin3 x 10 -4 Dioxin *3 x 10 -2 Muscarine2 x 10 -1 Bufotoxin4 x 10 -1 Sarin *4 x 10 -1 LD 50 = The lethal dose of a compound for 50% of animals exposed * Synthetic

10. Viktor Yushchenko President of the Ukraine July 2004 December 2004

12. Muscarine - from mushrooms

14. Bufotoxin – from the common toad