| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xix, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Some basic ideas -- Chemistry of health and risk -- Chemistry in the laundry -- In the kitchen -- In the boudoir -- Of surfaces -- In the garden -- Of swimming pools -- Of hardware -- Of metals -- Of fibres, fabrics and other yarns -- Of paints, adhesives, enamels and concrete -- In the medicine cabinet -- Of energy -- In the dining room -- Of ionising radiation -- Appendixes. |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Popular works.
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Environmental chemistry.
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| ISBN |
1865082554 |
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