Miscellaneous publication (United States Public Health Service.) no. 17-19, 1918, Issues 17-19Public Health Service, 1919 |
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Page 22
... known to miners as " white damp . " Water gas contains 35 per cent carbon monoxide , coal gas from 6 to 7 per cent , and natural gas only 0.21 per cent . Illuminating gas ( except natural gas ) as now used in cities is a mixture of coal ...
... known to miners as " white damp . " Water gas contains 35 per cent carbon monoxide , coal gas from 6 to 7 per cent , and natural gas only 0.21 per cent . Illuminating gas ( except natural gas ) as now used in cities is a mixture of coal ...
Page 23
... known as the Sling psychrometer ( fig . 8 ) , which consists of a pair of ther- mometers provided with a handle which permits them to be whirled rapidly . The bulb of the lower of the two thermometers is covered with cloth , which is ...
... known as the Sling psychrometer ( fig . 8 ) , which consists of a pair of ther- mometers provided with a handle which permits them to be whirled rapidly . The bulb of the lower of the two thermometers is covered with cloth , which is ...
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... known and many persons sleep out of doors on porches . Wherever possible , in any climate , one should sleep with the windows of his bedroom open . These should be wide open so as to have a good circulation of air . Persons suffering ...
... known and many persons sleep out of doors on porches . Wherever possible , in any climate , one should sleep with the windows of his bedroom open . These should be wide open so as to have a good circulation of air . Persons suffering ...
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... known as carbon monoxide ( p . 22 ) , may be produced in stoves in which combustion is incomplete and may pass out of cracks , if the dampers are closed , and there is not a free circulation of air to carry the coal gases up the chimney ...
... known as carbon monoxide ( p . 22 ) , may be produced in stoves in which combustion is incomplete and may pass out of cracks , if the dampers are closed , and there is not a free circulation of air to carry the coal gases up the chimney ...
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... known as mechanical filters , if of the same size , can purify 100 times as much water in the time given . They consist of a tank con- taining a layer of sand through which the water passes after a small quantity ( 1 or 2 grains to the ...
... known as mechanical filters , if of the same size , can purify 100 times as much water in the time given . They consist of a tank con- taining a layer of sand through which the water passes after a small quantity ( 1 or 2 grains to the ...
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