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Fossil Fuels

Combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas

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    Miscellaneous (Chemistry)

    Thomas, Graham, 1805-1869 | Date: 1840-1868 | Reference: MS.2580
    Part of: Graham, Thomas (1805-1869)
    • Books

    Is there a deadly killer in your digs? : carbon monoxide advice for students and young people / CORGI [and others].

    | Date: 1993
    • Books

    It's invisible and silent... but deadly : carbon monoxide / CORGI [and others].

    | Date: 1993
    • Books
    • Online

    Report on the injurious effects of gas leakage on the street earth / by H. Letheby.

    Letheby, H. (Henry), 1816-1876. | Date: 1860
    • Books

    Why gas smells / British Gas.

    | Date: 1985

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Lighting
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Medicine, Traditional
Accident Prevention
Science
Ventilation
Chemistry
Electricity
Heating

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