Chemistry professor Robert J. Palma, Sr, and Mark Espenscheid tour the house: from kitchen to bathroom, laundry room to living room, the garage, and even the back yard. Discussing the products we buy and the ways we use them from antiseptics to antifreeze, deodorants to decongestants, sunscreens to soil additives, this fascinating guide provides comprehensive knowledge of food preservatives, cleaners, personal hygiene products, and other items that we've come to depend on. This information will encourage intelligent shopping, teach ways to use products more wisely, and show how we can do our part to help the environment by safely disposing of household chemicals.
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Puzzled about household chemicals and their labels? Concerned about possible pollution and hazards? Palma's title covers everything from shampoo labeling to how brighteners work in laundry detergent. Explanations, information, and tips are given on the sage use and storage of many different products, from soil additives to batteries and pain remedies. -- Midwest Book Review
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Household Chemicals (Hardcover)
Does its stated purpose, which is provide in a question and answer format a survey of the different fields of household chemicals and pertinent information. Can be very interesting if you are curious about everyday items, and can help save you time and money, as well as appreciate things you deal with daily. It is not a technical reference book, but rather provides the interesting information we are all curious about.
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Glorified FAQ on the basic household chemicals,
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Household Chemicals (Hardcover)
I got this book because I wanted to learn more about cleaning products and particularly degreasers. This book has absolutely nothing on degreasers, even though there is a whole chapter on Garage chemicals.
The format of the book is like an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). It's not an encyclopedia of household products as you may suspect from the publishers description. It covers just the very basic products/chemicals and doesn't go in depth on anything in particular. There are no pictures or diagrams, just text. I would not recommend this book. I'm still looking for a good book that covers a wide variety of household chemicals in detail.
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