BERNARD, RICHARD F.

Studies on the Effects of Ddt on Birds Biological Series Vol. 2 No. 3 -1963

Chicago, IL: Michigan State University Press, 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a large trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The white covers have some light toning / darkening. The text pages are clean and bright. "Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler. DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller in 1939. DDT was used in the second half of World War II to limit the spread of the insect-borne diseases malaria and typhus among civilians and troops. Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods". The WHO's anti-malaria campaign of the 1950s and 1960s relied heavily on DDT and the results were promising, though there was a resurgence in developing countries afterwards. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 49501

Catalogue: Chemistry

Keywords: Chemistry Richard F. Bernard Birds Nature DDT Biology

STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Chemical Reactions in the Lower and Upper Atmosphere Proceedings of an International Symposium : San Francisco, Ca April 18-20, 1961

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Graphs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, rubbed spots and small spots of toning. "Chemical reactions happen absolutely everywhere. While we sometimes associate chemical reactions with the sterile environment of the test tube and the laboratory - nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the colossal number of transformations make for a dizzying, almost incomprehensible array of new substances and energy changes that take place in our world every second of every day. In nature, chemical reactions can be much less controlled than you’ll find in the lab, sometimes far messier, and they generally occur whether you want them to or not! Whether it be a fire raging across a forest (Figure 1) , the slow process of iron rusting in the presence of oxygen and water over a period of years, or the delicate way in which fruit ripens on a tree, the process of converting one set of chemical substances (the reactants) to another set of substances (the products) is one known as a chemical reaction." (Visionlearning website) "A synthesis of advances in three major areas of atmospheric chemistry: ionospheric research, geochemistry of the troposphere and stratosphere, and photochemical reactions and resultant contamination." (book blurb). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 37536

Catalogue: Chemistry

Keywords: Chemistry Stanford Reseach Institute Symposiums Aeronautics / Astronautics Atmospheric Chemistry

KATHREN, RONALD L., JERRY B. GOUGH, GARY T. BENEFIEL

The Plutonium Story the Journals of Professor Glenn T. Seaborg 1939-1946

Columbus, OH: Battelle Press, 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0935470751. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some light, but noticeable foxing / spotting to the foredge of the text block. The dust jacket has some rubbing, edge wear and scraping to the top rear flap joint, but is otherwise in fine condition. Laid-in are several articles regarding the Glenn T. Seaborg and his work. Due to the extreme weight of this book, postage will have to be determined at time of ordering.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46445

Catalogue: Chemistry

Keywords: 0935470751 Chemistry Physics Glenn T. Seaborg The Periodic Table Plutonium Ronald L. Kathren Jerry B Gough Gary T. Benefiel