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008 970811s1996 enka b 001 0 eng d
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050 14 $aRA1213$b.E47 1994
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100 1 $aEmsley, John.
245 14 $aThe consumer's good chemical guide :$bseparating facts from fiction about everyday products /$cJohn Emsley.
260 $aLondon :$bCorgi,$c1996.
300 $a383 pages :$billustrations ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index.
505 0 $aPerfume -- Sweetness and light -- Alcohol -- Cholesterol, fats and fibre -- Painkillers and painful decisions -- PVC -- Dioxins, the world's deadliest toxins? -- Nitrate -- Carbon dioxide, CO₂ -- Take care -- Chemical data.
520 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aToxicology$vPopular works.
650 0 $aMedical misconceptions.
650 2 $aToxicology.
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650 7 $aToxicology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01153364
655 0 $aPopular works.
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