Chemistry in context : applying chemistry to society / Conrad L. Stanitski . . . [et al.].

Contents;

1. The Air We Breathe
2. Protecting the Ozone Layer
3. The Chemistry of Global Warming
4. Energy, Chemistry, and Society
5. The Water We Drink
6. Neutralizing the Threat of Acid Rain
7. The Fires of Nuclear Fission
8. Energy from Electron Transfer
9. The World of Plastics and Polymers
10. Manipulating Molecules and Designing Drugs
11. Nutrition: Food for Thought
12. Genetic Engineering and the Chemistry of Heredity
Appendix 1: Measure for Measure: Conversion Factors and Constants
Appendix 2: The Power of Exponents
Appendix 3: Clearing the Logjam
Appendix 4: Answers to Your Turn Questions Not Answered in Text
Appendix 5: Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Questions

Includes bibliographical references and index.