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The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide A Jargon-free Guide to the Chemicals of Everyday Life by John Emsley
The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide A Jargon-free Guide to the Chemicals of Everyday Life by John Emsley
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The Guide explains in accessible, non-technical language the science behind sugar and artificial sweeteners; cholesterol, animal fats and fibre; painkillers, and the risks associated with taking drugs; plastics and PVC; dioxins and nitrates in the environment; and carbon dioxide and the greenhouse gases. Also included are chapters on two products which are entirely chemical, but commonly not thought of as such: perfume and alcohol. Here, the reader discovers that not only do fragrance chemicals give a great deal of innocent pleasure, their synthetic versions have been responsible for reducing the large-scale slaughter of some wild animals; and that alcohol can not only improve the quality of life, it may even prolong it.
Publisher: W.H. FreemanPublication date: 1994-10-01
Pages: 347
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780716745051-X
Dimensions: 247.0 x 165.0 x 31.0 mm
Weight: 0.712 kg
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