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The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: A Jargon-Free Guide to the Chemical of Everyday Life (Scientific American Library Series) (Paperback)

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Paperback: 358 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; New edition edition (Mar 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0716730340
ISBN-13: 978-0716730347
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Intended as a non-technical reference guide, this book contains information for all those concerned about the impact of chemicals - both natural and synthetic - in their foodstuffs, their lives and the environment. It explains in accessible, non-technical language the science behind sugar and artificial sweeteners; cholesterol, animal fats and fibre; painkillers; plastics and PVC; and the risks associated with taking drugs. It also exposes the misinformation and disinformation that surrounds many of the controversial chemicals we meet in daily life.

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...they way you view chemistry and chamicals around you.

Emsley explains how chemicals improve our lives, where they are necessary, where they are dangerous and what can be done to minimize the danger.

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