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Dew of death [electronic resource] : the story of lewisite, America's World War I weapon of mass destruction / Joel A. Vilensky ; with the assistance of Pandy R. Sinish ; foreword by Richard Butler.

By: Vilensky, Joel A, 1951-.
Contributor(s): Sinish, Pandy R | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2005Description: xxiii, 213 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Lewisite (Poison gas) -- History | Organoarsenic compounds -- ToxicologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 358/.3482 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Two stars are born -- The poisonous yellow cloud and the American response -- The hunt for a new king -- The American university experimental station -- Willoughby -- The inter-war years -- Military biology and BAL -- World war II -- Lewisite production, use, and sea dumping after World War II -- Lewisite stockpiles and terrestrial residues -- Human and environmental toxicology -- Lewisite, terrorism, and the future.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-209) and index.

Two stars are born -- The poisonous yellow cloud and the American response -- The hunt for a new king -- The American university experimental station -- Willoughby -- The inter-war years -- Military biology and BAL -- World war II -- Lewisite production, use, and sea dumping after World War II -- Lewisite stockpiles and terrestrial residues -- Human and environmental toxicology -- Lewisite, terrorism, and the future.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.