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010 a| 2005001678;

015 a| GBA5828932| bnb;

016 7 a| 0133023202| Uk;

020 a| 0253346126 (cloth : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o57594783;

035 a| (OCoLC)57594783;

042 a| pcc;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| UG447.5.L48b| V35 2005;

082 00 a| 358/.34822| 22;

100 1 a| Vilensky, Joel A.,d| 1951-=| ^A605432;

245 10 a| Dew of death :b| the story of lewisite, America's World War I weapon of mass destruction /c| Joel A. Vilensky ; with the assistance of Pandy R. Sinish ; foreword by Richard Butler.;

300 a| xxiii, 213 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-209) and index.;

505 0 a| 1878: 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 Chemical Warfare Service's ace in the hole -- The inter-war years -- Military biology and BAL -- World War II: the gas war that never happened -- Lewisite production, use, and sea dumping after World War II -- Lewisite stockpiles and terrestrial residues -- Human and environmental toxicology -- Lewisite, terrorism, and the future.;

650 0 a| Lewisite (Poison gas)x| History.=| ^A859564;

650 0 a| Organoarsenic compoundsx| Toxicology.=| ^A26509;

700 1 a| Sinish, Pandy R.=| ^A605433;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip057/2005001678.html;

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999 a| UG447.5.L48 V35 2005w| LCc| 1i| 30372013478034d| 12/15/2021e| 9/9/2021f| 3/31/2009g| 1l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 1p| $20.96r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 9/22/2005x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

Dew of death : 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.

Author/creator	Vilensky, Joel A., 1951-
Other author	Sinish, Pandy R.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2005.
Description	xxiii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Lewisite (Poison gas)--History. Organoarsenic compounds--Toxicology.

Contents	1878: 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 Chemical Warfare Service's ace in the hole -- The inter-war years -- Military biology and BAL -- World War II: the gas war that never happened -- Lewisite production, use, and sea dumping after World War II -- Lewisite stockpiles and terrestrial residues -- Human and environmental toxicology -- Lewisite, terrorism, and the future.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-209) and index.
LCCN	2005001678
ISBN	0253346126 (cloth : alk. paper)

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