Fatal airs
the deadly history and apocalyptic future of lethal gases that threaten our world
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Author
Publication
2010 - ABC-CLIO, LLC, Santa Barbara, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
55,250 words, Guess
Page Count
221 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivefatalairsdeadlyh0000chri
- ISBN-10031338553X
- ISBN-101282695959
- ISBN-139780313385537
- ISBN-139781282695955
and 10 more
- ISBN-139780313385520
- ISBN-100313385521
- Library of Congress Control Number2010006206
- OCLC Control Number659742445
- OCLC Control Number670295203
- OCLC Control Number548555673
- Better World Books9780313385520
- Better World Books9780313385537
- Better World Books9781282695955
- Open LibraryOL28991867M
Classifications
- DDC363.17/9
- LCCRA1245 .C47 2010eb
- LCCRA1245 .C48 2010
and 1 more
- LCCRA1245.C47 2010
Description
Fatal Airs: The Deadly History and Apocalyptic Future of Lethal Gases That Threaten Our World relates the fascinatingÑand appallingÑstories of the discovery, development, applications, and occupational and public health hazards of natural and man-made gases. Some of these gases have figured in mass extinctions. Others have created havoc through their use in chemical warfare or their accidental release. Among the hundreds of man-made lethal gases, several have been singled out for attention, including chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, lewisite, hydrogen cyanide, and the nerve agents tabun, sar.
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