The process of treating something with arsenic or an arsenic compound.
From arsenic + the suffix -ation (which creates nouns describing actions or processes). The term developed in 19th-century chemistry and agriculture.
Arsenation of soil was once considered 'scientific farming,' but we now understand it created toxic landscapes that take centuries to recover—a cautionary tale about treating chemistry like a shortcut instead of understanding ecosystems.
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