Chemistry of Survival, The

Synopsis: Looks at the way chemistry can play a helpful role in some very different aspects of survival: in India the recycling of equipment enables students to use what would otherwise be prohibitively expensive equipment; in the USA the astronaut’s space suit keeps him alive both in and out of the shuttle; a frog produces a natural ‘anti-freeze’ to enable it to survive winter; the neem tree in India with its myriad uses by villagers and which the West is examining for synthesis. Also looks at the element nitrogen and at persistant chemicals.
Series: Our Chemical Environment, Course St240
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Chemistry
Keywords: frogs; hibernation - animal; laboratory equipment; neem tree; nitrogen; recycling of waste; space technology

Producer

Science Production Group

Cast

Mike Bullivant

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