Research Catalog

Title

Fatal airs : the deadly history and apocalyptic future of lethal gases that threaten our world / Scott Christianson.

Author

Christianson, Scott

Publication

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.

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Details

Description

xiii, 221 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Fatal Airs: The Deadly History and Apocalyptic Future of Lethal Gases That Threaten Our World" relates the fascinating-and appalling-stories 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.

Subjects

• History
• Chemical weapons > History
• Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous > History
• Chemical Warfare Agents > history
• Gases > history
• History, 20th Century

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-210) and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9780313385520
• 0313385521
• 9780313385537 (electronic bk.)
• 031338553X (electronic bk.)

OCLC

• 670295203
• 548555673

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library