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Fatal airs : the deadly history and apocalyptic future of lethal gases that threaten our world / Scott Christianson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Christianson, Scott.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--History.
- Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous.
- Chemical weapons--History.
- Chemical weapons.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 221 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2010]
- Contents:
- Agents of the Gods
- Plucky pioneers
- Volcanoes: Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide
- Nitrous Oxide: "This wonder-working gas of delight!"
- First World War
- Hydrogen Cyanide: The gas chamber is born
- The attack that never came
- Holocaust: Carbon Monoxide, Zylkon-B Hydrogen Cyanide
- Nerve agents
- Carbon Monoxide (CO): The silent killer
- Radon (Rn): Out of the basement
- Accidents and disasters
- Worst gassing since the holocaust: Mustard, Tabun, Sarin, VX, Cyanide
- Terrorist attacks and threats
- Disposal and control
- From stink to extinction: Methane (CH4), Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Timeline.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-210) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780313385520
- 0313385521
- 9780313385537
- 031338553X
- OCLC:
- 548555673
- Publisher Number:
- 99939891492
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