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The Consumer's good chemical guide | [040422-ABi] |
| Genre: | Book (Oxford University Press, 12th March 1998) |
 ISBN: 0-71-673034-0 |
| Description: |
Chemistry in everyday life, part 1 A jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday life A whiff of Chanel No. 5, a honey roll for breakfast, the beer for dinner ... these are all things which belong to our daily life and - seen from a scientific angle - are all mixtures of chemical substances. John Emsley describes characteristics, compositions and risks of "everyday" chemicals in an entertaining manner also comprehensible for the layman. Awarded with the Rhone Poulenc Science Book Prize. | |
| Content: |
The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: A jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday
life (Scientific American Library Series) Perfume • The sweet easiness of being • Alcohol • Cholesterol • Fats and fibres • Racking your brains over headache tablets • PVC • Dioxines (the deadliest poisons of the world?) • Nitrate • Carbon dioxide • Closing words. | |
| Author: | John Emsley | |
| Language: |
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| Link: | Oxford University Press | |
| Target group: | All who are interested in this subject, as it is also easy comprehensible for laymen. |
