Chemists and "the public": IUPAC's role in achieving mutual understanding (IUPAC Technical Report)

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-174

  Mahaffy, Peter ^a   Ashmore, Anthony ^b   Bucat, Bob ^c   Do, Choon ^d   Rosborough, Megan ^a  

^a KING S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education; IUPAC role; Literature survey; Public appreciation of chemistry; Public understanding of chemistry; Recommendations; Science communication; Terminology

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549171329     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/pac200880010161     Document Type: Review

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