TY - BOOK AU - Stanitski,Conrad L. AU - Eubanks,Lucy Pryde AU - Middlecamo,Catherine H. AU - Pienta,Norbert J. ED - American Chemical Society. TI - Chemistry in context: applying chemistry to society SN - 9780072410150 U1 - 540 23 PY - 2003/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Biochemistry KW - Environmental chemistry KW - Geochemistry N1 - 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 ER -