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The scientific discourse of this book is rather dubious. For example, the author asserts that mixing pure alcohol and water not only leads to the well-known contraction of volume, but also to a loss of mass [sic]...
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Meija, J. Mendeleyev vodka challenge. Anal Bioanal Chem 394, 9–10 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-2710-3
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