Fatal airs
Subtitle: the deadly history and apocalyptic future of lethal gases that threaten our world
By: Scott Christianson
Publisher: Praeger; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780313385537; 9781282695955; 9780313385520
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS; Asphyxiating and poisonous Gases; History; Safety; Chemical weapons
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fatal Airs: The Deadly History and Apocalyptic Future of Lethal Gases That Threaten Our World; Contents; Preface; 1. Agents of the Gods; 2. Plucky Pioneers; 3. Volcanoes: Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide; 4. Nitrous Oxide: "This Wonder-Working Gas of Delight!"; 5. First World War; 6. Hydrogen Cyanide: The Gas Chamber Is Born; 7. The Attack That Never Came; 8. Holocaust: Carbon Monoxide, Zyklon-B Hydrogen Cyanide; 9. Nerve Agents; 10. Carbon Monoxide (CO): The Silent Killer; 11. Radon (Rn): Out of the Basement; 12. Accidents and Disasters.