
The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide A Jargon-free Guide to the Chemicals of Everyday Life
by John Emsley
Book Details
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Published: 1994
Language: en
Pages: 347
ISBN: 9780716745051
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Description
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.
Themes & Topics
TOXICOLOGY
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