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Atmospheric Ecology III: Remedial Atmospheres

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Global fall-out, air pollution, and the prevalence of respiratory-diseases are our bequest to the next generation. Persons thousands of miles from the source of detonation of a nuclear weapon have absorbed the short-lived iodine-131 and subsequently long-term, slow-decay fall-out products, such as strontium-90 and cesium-137. Problems of air pollution arise from heavy industrialization and the flagrant combustion of petroleum products. With respect to communicable disease, it has been shown in tests involving purposeful dispersion of noninfectious saprophytes, that thousands of miles of coastal area could be contaminated if the biologic agents were infectious.

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    Albert R. Behnke M.D. (Capt.)

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    Burgess H. Jennings (Associate Dean of Engineering) (Associate Dean of Engineering)

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    John E. Murphy (Manager, Research Services) (Manager, Research Services)

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Behnke, A.R. (1966). Atmospheric Ecology III: Remedial Atmospheres. In: Jennings, B.H., Murphy, J.E. (eds) Interactions of Man and His Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8606-7_6

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