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- catalog abstract "Explains the science behind such topics as: sugar and artificial sweeteners; cholesterol, animal fats and fibre; painkillers; plastics and PVC; and dioxins and nitrates in the environment. This book won the general section of the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science in 1995.".
- catalog contributor b6775988.
- catalog created "[1994]".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "[1994]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1994]".
- catalog description "Explains the science behind such topics as: sugar and artificial sweeteners; cholesterol, animal fats and fibre; painkillers; plastics and PVC; and dioxins and nitrates in the environment. This book won the general section of the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science in 1995.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-330) and index.".
- catalog description "Perfumes : Chanel No. 5 ; The chemistry of smell ; Making fragrant molecules ; Human scents ; Aphrodisiacs ; Aromatherapy -- Sweetness and light : Sugar ; Honey ; Sugar as a chemical resource ; Bulk sweeteners ; Artificial sweeteners ; What makes a molecule taste sweet? -- Alcohol : Alcohol and body chemistry ; The production and chemistry of alcoholic drinks ; Fraudulent drink ; The risks and benefits of drinking alcohol ; Industrial alcohol -- Cholesterol, fats, and fibre : Cholesterol ; Oils and fats ; Fibre ; Hidden fibre (resistant starch) ; The chemistry of successful dieting -- Painkillers and painful decisions : Thalidomide ; Painkillers ; Arthritis and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs ; Opiates ; Toxicity ; Risk -- PVC : In praise of plastics ; The manufacture of PVC ; The additives and hazards of PVC ; The environmental audit -- Dioxins, the world's deadliest toxins? : Chlorinated phenols ; Tracking down dioxins ; Dioxins at large ; Hidden dangers ; The verdict ; Conclusions -- Nitrate : The nitrogen cycle in nature ; Food ; Fertilizers ; Nitrate in natural waters ; Nitrate in the diet ; Nitrate and human health ; Conclusions -- Carbon dioxide, CO₂ : Carbon dioxide, CO₂ ; Greenhouse gases ; The global CO₂ budget ; Global warming ; The good side of carbon dioxide -- Take care -- Appendix: Chemical data.".
- catalog extent "xi, 347 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0716745054 :".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "[1994]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : W.H. Freeman,".
- catalog subject "615.9 20".
- catalog subject "Medical misconceptions.".
- catalog subject "QV 600 E55 1994".
- catalog subject "RA1213 .E47 1994".
- catalog subject "Toxicology Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Toxicology Popular works.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Perfumes : Chanel No. 5 ; The chemistry of smell ; Making fragrant molecules ; Human scents ; Aphrodisiacs ; Aromatherapy -- Sweetness and light : Sugar ; Honey ; Sugar as a chemical resource ; Bulk sweeteners ; Artificial sweeteners ; What makes a molecule taste sweet? -- Alcohol : Alcohol and body chemistry ; The production and chemistry of alcoholic drinks ; Fraudulent drink ; The risks and benefits of drinking alcohol ; Industrial alcohol -- Cholesterol, fats, and fibre : Cholesterol ; Oils and fats ; Fibre ; Hidden fibre (resistant starch) ; The chemistry of successful dieting -- Painkillers and painful decisions : Thalidomide ; Painkillers ; Arthritis and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs ; Opiates ; Toxicity ; Risk -- PVC : In praise of plastics ; The manufacture of PVC ; The additives and hazards of PVC ; The environmental audit -- Dioxins, the world's deadliest toxins? : Chlorinated phenols ; Tracking down dioxins ; Dioxins at large ; Hidden dangers ; The verdict ; Conclusions -- Nitrate : The nitrogen cycle in nature ; Food ; Fertilizers ; Nitrate in natural waters ; Nitrate in the diet ; Nitrate and human health ; Conclusions -- Carbon dioxide, CO₂ : Carbon dioxide, CO₂ ; Greenhouse gases ; The global CO₂ budget ; Global warming ; The good side of carbon dioxide -- Take care -- Appendix: Chemical data.".
- catalog title "The consumer's good chemical guide : a jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday life / John Emsley.".
- catalog type "Popular works. fast".
- catalog type "text".