The Chemical Examination of Water, Sewage, Foods and Other Substances
The Chemical Examination of Water, Sewage, Foods and Other Substances
J. E. Purvis
T. R. Hodgson
T. R. Hodgson
March 2015
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First published in 1922 as an expanded second edition of a 1914 original and as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book examines the chemistry of water, sewage, food and other substances. Purvis and Hodgson assess methods of analysis for edible materials like pepper, vinegar and alcohol, as well as for disinfectants and coal gas. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in public health and the history of public health education.
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March 2015Paperback
9781107494732
356 pages
216 × 140 × 20 mm
0.45kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Water - sewage - sewage effluents - river-water and sewage - sea-water and sewage - works effluents
- 2. Milk - cream - dried milk - condensed milk
- 3. Butter - margarine - lard, dripping, suet - cheese, cream cheese - edible oils
- 4. Tea - coffee - chicory - cocoa
- 5. Wheat flour, self-raising flour, baking powder - bread - rice - pearl barley - starches - infants' food
- 6. Pepper, cayenne, mustard - nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger
- 7. Cane sugar - golden syrup and treacle - honey - jam
- 8. Alcoholic beverages - whiskey, rum, gin, brandy - beer - cider
- 9. Vinegar - lime and lemon juice
- 10. Meat and meat products
- 11. Poisonous metals in foods
- 12. Preservatives - disinfectants
- 13. Air - coal gas - other gases
- 14. Rag flock - urine
- 15. Toxicology
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Addenda
- Index.
