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040			_cDLC
082	0	0	_a540 _222 _bB9283
100	1		_aBuell, Phyllis.
245	1	0	_aChemistry fundamentals : _ban environmental perspective / _cPhyllis Buell, James Girard.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aSudbury, Mass. : _bJones and Bartlett Publishers, _c2003
300			_axvi, 655 p. _bill. (some col.), col. maps ; _c27 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
650		0	_aChemistry.
700	1		_aGirard, James.
942			_cBK
505	0		_a1. What is chemistry? An introduction to the central science ; 2. Planet earth, rocks, life, and energy ; 3. Atoms and atomic structure ; 4. Atoms and chemical bonding ; 5. Nuclear chemistry, the risks and benefits of nuclear radiation ; 6. Chemical reactions ; 7. Reactions in solution, acids and bases and oxidation-reduction reactions ; 8. Carbon compounds, an introduction to organic chemistry ; 9. Synthetic polymers, materials for the modern age ; 10. Water resources and water pollution ; 11. Air we breathe ; 12. Fossil fuels, our major source of energy ; 13. Energy sources for the future ; 14. Biochemistry, the molecules of life ; 15. Food and nutrition ; 16. Agricultural chemicals, feeding the earth's people ; 17. House hold chemicals ; 18. Toxicology ; 19. Disposal of dangerous wastes.