Chemicals are everywhere. Many are natural and safe, others synthetic and dangerous. Or is it the other way around? Walking through the supermarket, you might ask yourself: should I be eating organic food? Is that anti-wrinkle cream a gimmick? Is it worth buying BPA-free plastics? This sixth edition of Chemistry in the Marketplace provides fresh explanations, fascinating facts, and funny anecdotes about the serious science in the products we buy and the resources we use. With chapters on the chemistry found in different parts of our home, in the backyard, and in the world around us, Ben Selinger and Russell Barrow explain how things work, where marketing can be deceptive, and what risks you should really be concerned about. This book might even save you some money! With the inclusion of experiments to help apply the concepts in the text, readers with a general interest in chemistry-related disciplines, high school teachers, and university professors will find this book useful and fun.

Chemistry in the Marketplace

Science & Math

Selinger, Ben

Barrow, Russell

Chemistry

CSIRO Publishing

This invaluable reference book explains the chemistry we encounter in our daily life in terms that everyone can understand. Makes chemistry come alive and is illustrated with fascinating anecdotes, interesting snippets of information and experiments which further clarify the topics.

Allen& Unwin

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Chemistry in the Marketplace

Chemistry in the Marketplace