Abstract
THE subject dealt with in this book is one of great importance. Industrial dust is frequently a source of danger, either to health, or to life and property by causing explosions. Although much valuable information is available, the publications are scattered, and the author has performed a useful service in collecting and arranging the material in a readable form. Particular attention is paid to dust explosions, on which much useful information has been obtained at the Home Office Experimental Station at Eskmeals. American results, of great value, have also been fully considered, and the book is authoritative. Some of the information will be of interest to medical men as well as to chemical engineers. The name of the chief authority on explosions, Prof. H. B. Dixon, does not appear in the book, although many of his results are quoted.
The Dust Hazard in Industry.
Dr.
William E.
Gibbs
By. (Chemical Engineering Library: Second Series.) Pp. 168. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1925.) 6s. net.
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The Dust Hazard in Industry . Nature 116, 355 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116355d0
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