Author : John Glaister
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333179519
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (795 download)
Book Synopsis Gas Poisoning in Mining and Other Industries (Classic Reprint) by : John Glaister
Download or read book Gas Poisoning in Mining and Other Industries (Classic Reprint) written by John Glaister and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gas Poisoning in Mining and Other Industries During the last few years the use of gas in industrial occupations has enormously increased, and with the greater perfection of the gas engine, its uses have become greatly extended. It has been well said that while the nineteenth century has been the era of the steam engine, the twentieth will be that of the gas engine. In a large iron and steel work, for example, the gases from the furnaces and producers are used for many different purposes, so that what was formerly looked upon and termed waste gas is now regarded as a most valuable product. In many works, indeed, gas is now used in the different stages to convert the ore into the finished steel products ready for the market. The gas may be conveyed long distances, and, as it is used for so many purposes, we can quite readily understand that there are ample opportunities for accidents to occur. Gas poisoning cases then, both major and minor, are greatly on the increase, and will probably still further increase. The Lancet 1, commenting on this, said, Carbon monoxide is rapidly becoming a modern terror, for undoubtedly the number of victims to CO poisoning is decidedly on the increase. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
