Screen LibraryFatal airs：the deadly history and apocalyptic future of lethal gases that threaten our world
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Praeger,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 221 p.: ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780313385520 (hbk.) 0313385521 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780313385537 (ebook) 031338553X (ebook) |
| Index Number: | E862 |
| CLC: | E862 |
| Call Number: | E862/C555 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-210) and index. 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. |