[Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio - September 14, 1944] Page: 2 of 4
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Ur, Bonadio Sept, 14, 1944
One of the chemicals we used in large quantities overseas
was mnoturonium phozjhate which is sold over there as a retardant .
for eatumflage nets and othcr materials. then fogged into the fire
it is none t o pleasant to e in, While excellent as a flame
proofing agert on fabric plane surfaces, it seams to have less oxygen-
inhbiting effect than-the potassium waits,
i oum eff the sub eetr " of leaded st , I wih wh had
same liquid wthuafl the good points of carbon-tet, but ri- its
tzcibIttrew: fdluid has advantages ower gasos, dry ecIgpwadi3 . etc,,
in.Uh ft t n bO pumped anywhere at any pressure. Carbon-tot has
bC . 1 all '.tfluitgpein4 then ivtr. It'r gas is :4Sttues as heavy
as air - tr dehty U Udrinur tra tires where .a Algh; breeze
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chemists wer oin to bring out scmetl4ing as an answer t6 dour probi.ma,
but their diflorodioh.oroaetbe (F12) is conparablo to carbon-tet
in eoticieny, but a lot oe expensive - 9N cents a pound,
One Anay ft toe-#tghtig officer here saWd y sedy -" What
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Bradford, Alex. [Letter from Alex Bradford to Gustavo E. Bonadio - September 14, 1944], letter, September 14, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479444/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mike Cochran.