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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778312803321

Autore

Franks Felix

Titolo

Water [[electronic resource] ] : a matrix of life / / Felix Franks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, U.K., : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2000

ISBN

1-84755-234-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

RSC paperbacks

Disciplina

553.7

Soggetti

Water

Solution (Chemistry)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Water 2nd edition is an update and extension of the RSC paperback first published in 1982"--P. 4 of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BK9780854045839-FX001; BK9780854045839-FP001; BK9780854045839-FP005; BK9780854045839-FP007; BK9780854045839-FP012; BK9780854045839-00001; BK9780854045839-00009; BK9780854045839-00015; BK9780854045839-00032; BK9780854045839-00041; BK9780854045839-00053; BK9780854045839-00069; BK9780854045839-00086; BK9780854045839-00108; BK9780854045839-00118; BK9780854045839-00142; BK9780854045839-00152; BK9780854045839-00163; BK9780854045839-00187; BK9780854045839-00207; BK9780854045839-00214; BK9780854045839-00218; BK9780854045839-00222

Sommario/riassunto

Through the ages, water has been the inspiration of poets, painters, composers and philosophers. Today however, water is perceived as a commodity, with little thought for its role in influencing chemical reactions and shaping our terrestrial environment to make it fit for life. Water 2nd Edition is an update and extension of the RSC paperback first published in 1983. This book discusses current scientific knowledge of water: its remarkable properties, its influence on dissolved substances and its usually neglected but controlling role in the life sciences and ecology. With emphasis on developm