The consumer's good chemical guide
a jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday life
by Emsley, John.
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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.
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Medical misconceptions, Popular works, Toxicology, Protected DAISYShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
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The consumer's good chemical guide: a jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday life
1998, W.H. Freeman
in English
0716730340 9780716730347
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The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: Separating Facts from Fiction About Everyday Products
March 1, 1996, Transworld Publishers Ltd
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0552144355 9780552144353
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The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: A Jargon-Free Guide to the Chemicals of Everyday Life (Scientific American Library Series)
February 1996, Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)
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in English
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The consumer's good chemical guide: a jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday life
1994, W.H. Freeman
in English
0716745054 9780716745051
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-330) and index.
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