Notes on Sewer-Gas Poisoning

Remnants of sewer gas.

Going home after a housing co-op meeting, a friend offered to walk me to the bus stop. ‘‘I’m going to show you something’’ he said ‘‘and you won’t believe you’ve passed it so many times and never seen it before’’. As we rounded a corner he halted and I saw what I thought to be the base of a lamppost. Then I looked up, having to tilt my head back to see that this ‘lamp post’ was headless and at ...

Notes on the Ecology of Sewer Rats in St. Louis

Facts about Gas Poisoning

on this subject, perhaps you will allow me to point out that, although every new coal-gas fatality brings yet louder protests from an anxious public, yet it is obvious that the facts are still not generally understood. Carbon monoxide, the poisonous constituent, has always formed a part of coal-gas since it was first introduced to the public service. The impression that the Companies have recen...

Poisoning by "Mustard" Gas

Further Notes on Retrobulbar Neuritis Due to Thallium Poisoning *

In a previous communication9 three examples of an unmistakable syndrome due to thallium intoxication were reported, and the damaging effect of thallium upon the optic nerves was stressed. The therapeutic uses as well as distressing toxic sequellae were reviewed, together with the history of the metal. The disorder is characterized by temporary loss of hair, peripheral neuritis, nervousness, and...