Chemical composition of everyday products - Toedt, John.; Koza, Darrell; Cleef-Toedt, Kathleen Van. (Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005)
4. Baby products -- Baby oil -- Baby wipes -- Diaper rash treatments -- 5. Cleaning products -- Ammonia-based all-purpose cleaners -- Drain cleaners -- Glass cleaners -- Metal/jewelry cleaners -- Oven cleaners -- Scouring powders -- Toilet bowl cleaners -- 6. Lighting -- Candles -- Fluorescent lights -- Glow sticks -- Halogen lights -- Incandescent lights -- Light-emitting diodes -- Neon lights -- 7. Common household and lawn products -- Aluminum cans and foil -- Fertilizer -- Fire extinguisher -- Insecticides -- Water softeners -- 8. Automotive and general repair products -- Air bags -- Fuel additives -- Gasoline -- Motor oil -- Radiator fluid -- Superglue -- Synthetic motor oil -- WD-40 -- Windshield wiper fluid -- Wood glue -- 9. Common materials and office supply products -- Alkaline batteries -- Correction fluid -- Pencils -- Pens -- Polarized sunglasses -- Rechargeable batteries -- Recycled paper -- Recycled plastic -- Rubber cement -- Spray paint -- Tinted windows -- Appendix : laboratory exercises -- Density determination -- Evaluation of an endothermic reaction -- Growing crystals with seed crystals -- Influence of salt on the freezing point of water -- Making slime -- Making your pennies more valuable : turning copper into silver and gold -- Paper chromatography of M&M colors -- pH determination of everyday products -- Testing an herbicide's effect on photosynthesis -- Testing antacid effectiveness -- Glossary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Analytical chemistry