Vilensky, Joel A., 1951-

Dew of death the story of lewisite, America's World War I weapon of mass destruction / [electronic resource] : Joel A. Vilensky ; with the assistance of Pandy R. Sinish ; foreword by Richard Butler. - Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2005. - xxiii, 213 p. : ill.

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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0253346126 (cloth : alk. paper)




Lewisite (Poison gas)--History.
Organoarsenic compounds--Toxicology.


Electronic books.

UG447.5.L48 / V35 2005eb

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