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Water: A Matrix of Life (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: undercooled water, thermodynamic excess functions, mixed aqueous solvents, Cambridge University Press, Water Sci, New York (more...)

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An update and extension of the first edition, c1983. Puts emphasis on the developments over the last two decades, especially with regards to water quality, usage, economics, and policies. Also looks at water's role in the life sciences and ecology and its influence on dissolved substances.

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry; 2 edition (September 8, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 085404583X
ISBN-13: 978-0854045839
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
undercooled water, thermodynamic excess functions, mixed aqueous solvents, hydration interactions, hydrophobic hydration, undercooled liquid, hydration structures, apolar residues, water dimer, hydrated proton, freeze concentration, solution behaviour, clathrate hydrates, hydration shell, hydrophobic solutes

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Cambridge University Press, Water Sci, New York, Plenum Press, Comprehensive Treatise, United States, Lake Erie, Monte Carlo, Colorado River, Elsevier Science

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Handbook of Water Purification (Ellis Horwood Books in Water and Wastewater Technology) by Walter Lorch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Chemistry of Fragrances (RSC Paperbacks) by D.H. Pybus in Front Matter
The Glassy State in Foods by J. Blanshard in Back Matter
Metastable Liquids by Pablo G. Debenedetti in Back Matter
Ice Physics by Peter V. Hobbs in Back Matter

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