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Of Dead Bodies and Dirty Streets

By Deborah Blum
Posted: August 25, 2011

Category: lead, science history, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged Alexander Gettler, Charles Norris, Dupont, ethyl gasoline, lead poisoning, leaded gasoline, loony gas, New York City Medical Examiner's Office, Standard Oil, Tetraethyl Lead, Thomas Midgley Jr. | 27 Comments

At the Door of the Loony Gas Building

By Deborah Blum
Posted: August 24, 2011

Category: consumer protection, lead, science history, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged Alexander Gettler, Charles Kettering, Charles Norris, Dupont, Jr., lead poisoning, leaded gasoline, loony gas, New York City Medical Examiner's Office, Standard Oil, Tetraethyl Lead, Thomas Midgley | 20 Comments