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Summary: Emsley describes chemicals which affect every aspect of our daily lives, including anecdotes about their proper or improper uses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1998
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Summary: The science behind alpha-hydroxy acids, chlorine bleach, and other chemicals that people use every day is explored in a fascinating study that examines, through amusing anecdotes and odd facts, if and how they work. What is the secret of shower cleaners? How does the dangerous explosive nitroglycerin ward off heart attacks? And what medicines, usually prescribed for other purposes, are said to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2004