Dowson and Mond gas 82
Suction gas 83
Acetylene (calcium carbide) 85
Their effect on health 87
Ammonia and ammonium compounds 90
Use of ammonia and its effects 92
Cyanogen compounds 93
Use of cyanide, and their effects 95
Coal tar and tar products 96
Their effects on health 101
Artificial organic dye stuffs (coal tar colours) 107
Their effects on health 112
RECOVERY AND USE OF METALS 120
Lead poisoning in general 120
Lead, silver and zinc smelting 122
Spelter works 125
Lead poisoning in lead smelting and spelter works 126
White lead and other use of lead colours 131
Lead poisoning in the manufacture and use of white lead
and lead paints 132
Manufacture of electric accumulators 134
The ceramic industry 135
Coarse ware pottery 136
Manufacture of stove tiles 137
Stoneware and porcelain 138
Lead poisoning in letterpress printing 138
Lead poisoning in filecutting, polishing precious stones,
musical instrument making, &c. 140
Mercury (poisoning in its recovery and use) 141
Mercurial poisoning in water-gilding, coating mirrors, in
felt hat making, &c. 142
Arsenic (poisoning in its recovery and in use of arsenic and
arsenic compounds) 143
Recovery of arsenic and white arsenic 143
Poisoning by arseniuretted hydrogen gas 145
Antimony 146
Extraction of iron 146
Ferro-silicon 149
Zinc 151
Copper, brass (brassfounders’ ague) 151
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