| Description |
xix, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color portraits ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| 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 -- Nomenclature in chemistry -- Child poisoning -- Appendixes |
| Summary |
A unique overview of the chemical information we need to understand the safety and efficiency of everyday products and processes |
| Analysis |
Chemistry |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed: Sydney : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1989 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library |
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Signed by author 1 copy. ANU |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Popular works.
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Chemistry, Technical.
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Chemistry.
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Consumer education.
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Environmental chemistry.
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| LC no. |
00300397 |
| ISBN |
072953300X |
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1865082554 (paperback) |
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