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clflc apphcatlons of gas chromatography (GC) to the determination of an pollutants The treatment of general aspects 1s relatively brief and Includes standard descrlptrons of a wide range of detectors, mcludmg those specdically designed for air pollution studies, such as the thermal energy analyser, which 1s based on gas phase chemdummescence There 1s more comprehensive coverage of sample collection and treatment procedures with particular focus on reactive-sorption techniques for the preconcentration of mdlvldual gases and groups of gases This 1s a crucial step m the quantltatlon of gaseous pollutants and rt 1s a point that 1s emphasised by the authors There 1s also a useful chapter on the related problem of cahbratlon for the quantltatlon of gaseous species by GC The fmal chapter describes practical apphcatlons of GC and includes 225 references, although many are from Russian language Journals and the most recent 1s from 1987 It contains some good expenmental detail but as this matenal 1s the focus of the book I would have expected a more comprehensive approach The presentation, as with the other contrlbutlons m this series, 1s very good and there 1s an adequate but not exhaustive index It 1s a worthwhile addition to the series and wdl be of most use for Its treatment of theoretical and practical aspects of the sampling and preconcentratlon of gases from both the global and workplace envlronments Paul J Worsfold
Sandle Lindsay, High Perjormance Lquui Chromatography, 2nd edn (Analytzcal Chemistry by Open Leammg Senes), Wiley, Chlchester, 1991 (ISBN O-471-93115-2) Pnce (paperback) f17 50 The second edition of this book shows a considerable unprovement over the first edition published some five years ago The new version 1s effectively a completely new book rather than an expansion of the old and, as such, now has the
appearance of the good basic text on LC Of particular note are the chapters on the mobile phase, a large section on the chromatography of ionic solutes, a comprehensive chapter on detectors mcludmg post-column reaction and a brief review of newer techniques such as SFC and LC-MS Although the open learning format remams the same there 1s a far larger range of self-assessment questions m the second edition M Cooke
C Touchstone, Practice of 7’hm Layer 3rd edn , Wiley, New York, 1992 (ISBN O-471-61222-7) \x1v+ 377 pp Price 056 00
Joseph
Chromatography,
‘Touchstone’ has been a good friend to thmlayer chromatographers for many years Thus this third edition 1s much to be welcomed The format and content are arranged as previously, but are updated where necessary In particular, there are major changes m the sections on scanners and on sample preparation, thus glvmg an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the practice of thmlayer chromatography
A Bennmghoven, K T F Jansen, J Tompner and H W Werner (Eds 1, Secondary Zon Mass Spectrometry SIMS VlZZ, Wiley, Chichester, 1992 (ISBN O-471-93064-4) xxv + 917 pp Price 2115 00 These Proceeduzgs of the Eighth Zntematumal Conference on Secondary Zon Mass Spectrometry
held m Amsterdam, September 15-20, 1991, contam more than 200 of the 300 presentations, m camera-ready format Each article 1s restricted to 4 pp , except for invited lectures which are allowed a few extra pages They are grouped under Fundamental (20 papers), Quantlflcatlon (191, Instrumentation (231, Surface Analysis (81, Depth Profiling (45), Imagmg (161, Postlomzatlon (61, Combined and/or Related Techmques (15), and Apphcatlons - m Biology (121, Isotopic Analysis - Geology (6), Metals and Oxides (131, Polymers
335
clflc apphcatlons of gas chromatography (GC) to the determination of an pollutants The treatment of general aspects 1s relatively brief and Includes standard descrlptrons of a wide range of detectors, mcludmg those specdically designed for air pollution studies, such as the thermal energy analyser, which 1s based on gas phase chemdummescence There 1s more comprehensive coverage of sample collection and treatment procedures with particular focus on reactive-sorption techniques for the preconcentration of mdlvldual gases and groups of gases This 1s a crucial step m the quantltatlon of gaseous pollutants and rt 1s a point that 1s emphasised by the authors There 1s also a useful chapter on the related problem of cahbratlon for the quantltatlon of gaseous species by GC The fmal chapter describes practical apphcatlons of GC and includes 225 references, although many are from Russian language Journals and the most recent 1s from 1987 It contains some good expenmental detail but as this matenal 1s the focus of the book I would have expected a more comprehensive approach The presentation, as with the other contrlbutlons m this series, 1s very good and there 1s an adequate but not exhaustive index It 1s a worthwhile addition to the series and wdl be of most use for Its treatment of theoretical and practical aspects of the sampling and preconcentratlon of gases from both the global and workplace envlronments Paul J Worsfold
Sandle Lindsay, High Perjormance Lquui Chromatography, 2nd edn (Analytzcal Chemistry by Open Leammg Senes), Wiley, Chlchester, 1991 (ISBN O-471-93115-2) Pnce (paperback) f17 50 The second edition of this book shows a considerable unprovement over the first edition published some five years ago The new version 1s effectively a completely new book rather than an expansion of the old and, as such, now has the
appearance of the good basic text on LC Of particular note are the chapters on the mobile phase, a large section on the chromatography of ionic solutes, a comprehensive chapter on detectors mcludmg post-column reaction and a brief review of newer techniques such as SFC and LC-MS Although the open learning format remams the same there 1s a far larger range of self-assessment questions m the second edition M Cooke
C Touchstone, Practice of 7’hm Layer 3rd edn , Wiley, New York, 1992 (ISBN O-471-61222-7) \x1v+ 377 pp Price 056 00
Joseph
Chromatography,
‘Touchstone’ has been a good friend to thmlayer chromatographers for many years Thus this third edition 1s much to be welcomed The format and content are arranged as previously, but are updated where necessary In particular, there are major changes m the sections on scanners and on sample preparation, thus glvmg an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the practice of thmlayer chromatography
A Bennmghoven, K T F Jansen, J Tompner and H W Werner (Eds 1, Secondary Zon Mass Spectrometry SIMS VlZZ, Wiley, Chichester, 1992 (ISBN O-471-93064-4) xxv + 917 pp Price 2115 00 These Proceeduzgs of the Eighth Zntematumal Conference on Secondary Zon Mass Spectrometry
held m Amsterdam, September 15-20, 1991, contam more than 200 of the 300 presentations, m camera-ready format Each article 1s restricted to 4 pp , except for invited lectures which are allowed a few extra pages They are grouped under Fundamental (20 papers), Quantlflcatlon (191, Instrumentation (231, Surface Analysis (81, Depth Profiling (45), Imagmg (161, Postlomzatlon (61, Combined and/or Related Techmques (15), and Apphcatlons - m Biology (121, Isotopic Analysis - Geology (6), Metals and Oxides (131, Polymers