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The final chapter covers applications of oxygen probes, but is again theoretically biased, e.g., measurement of steady-state oxygen in a reacting mixture and measurement of the kinetic constants of chemical reactions. There is also brief mention of oxygen probes as basic building blocks for biosensors. This book provides a logical and comprehensive treatment of the chemical and physical principles governing the operation of oxygen probes, with particular emphasis on theoretical aspects. Paul J. Worsfold
T. Riley and A. Watson, Polarography and other Voltammetric Methods (Analytical Chemistry by Open Learning), Wiley, Chichester, 1987 (ISBN 0-47191395-2 ). xxii + 283 pp. Price g11.50 (softback). This is a useful basic text for those wishing to familiarise themselves with the theory of classical d.c. polarography, pulse and differential pulse polarography, and stripping voltammetry and their analytical applications to the determination of inorganic, organic and organometallic molecules. It is aimed at senior technician level but would also be of value to graduates who are about to embark upon a research programme involving the application of these electroanalytical techniques to analytical problems. A large section of the text is given over to classical d.c. polarography (99 pp. ) and electrode processes (59 pp. ) whereas the much more widely used techniques of pulse polarography and strippingvoltammetry are dealt with in only 20 and 21 pp., respectively. Chapter 5 on “Polarography/Voltammetry and the Analyst” could also have been expanded to deal with more topical analytical problems that can be conveniently solved by pulse polarography and stripping voltammetry. The self-assessment questions and responses are valuable in an unsupervised situation such as distance learning. W. Franklin
Smyth
A. Evans, Potentiometry and Ion Selective Electrodes (Analytical Chemistry by Open Learning), Wiley, Chichester, 1987 (ISBN O-471-91393-6). xix + 304 pp. Price di11.50. This is one volume in an extensive series of open learning texts on the principles and practise of analytical science. It discusses the general principles of potentiometry in Chapter 2 (pp. 36-120) after giving a basic electrochemical introduction and data in Chapter 1 (pp. l-35). Ion-selective electrodes, their design, operation and analytical application, are dealt with in Chapter 3 (pp. 121-209) with five case studies in Chapter 4 (pp. 210-227) completing the
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volume. The book is a good introduction to the subject of potentiometry and ion-selective electrodes, and the self-assessment questions and responses, interspaced through the text, are particularly well thought out and valuable for beginners in this field of analytical instrumentation. W. Franklin
Smyth
Jones’ Instrument Technology, 4th edn., Butterworths, London (1985/86): Volume 1, B.E. Noltingk (Ed.), Mechanical Measurements (ISBN 0-408-012315 ). ix + 165 pp. Price U6.00. Volume 2, B.E. Noltingk (Ed.), Measurement of Temperature and Chemical Composition (ISBN O-408-01232-3). ix + 186 pp. Price 516.00. Volume 5, R. Radnai and E.G. Kingham (Eds.), Automatic Instruments and Measuring Systems (ISBN o-408-01532-2). ix+ 170 pp. Price g17.50. The three volumes cited above are part of a five volume set on instrument technology which is aimed particularly at mechanical engineers. The emphasis is therefore on the design and construction of instrumentation rather than background theory and applications. From the viewpoint of an analytical chemist the major attraction of this series is the clear and detailed way in which the figures are presented, particularly cross-sectional diagrams of instrument components. It is obvious that some of the material is not directly relevant to analytical chemistry, but Volume 2 covers most conventional analytical instrumentation, e.g., spectroscopic techniques, electrochemical techniques, gas analysers and moisture measurement. Volume 5 has some useful discussion of different types of interface and backplane bus standards, but in the main is not of analytical interest. Volume 1 contains details of physical measurement techniques, e.g., viscosity, density, pressure and particle size. The series is well presented and reasonably priced. It is aimed particularly at engineers; however, for analytical chemists with a keen interest in instrumentation it would provide a readable and interesting reference collection.
A. Maehly and R.L. Williams (Eds. ), Forensic Science Progress, Vol. 3, Springer, Berlin, 1988 (ISBN 3-540-18447-3). 125 pp. Price DM 118.00. This volume contains two very useful articles. The first, by R.N. Smith, concerning the radioimmunoassay (RIA) of drugs in body fluids in a forensic context, is a tour de force. It provides, within 89 pages, a comprehensive account of RIA (basic theory, assay procedure and other practical details, radio ligands and their products, production of immunogens and antisera, and lists
The final chapter covers applications of oxygen probes, but is again theoretically biased, e.g., measurement of steady-state oxygen in a reacting mixture and measurement of the kinetic constants of chemical reactions. There is also brief mention of oxygen probes as basic building blocks for biosensors. This book provides a logical and comprehensive treatment of the chemical and physical principles governing the operation of oxygen probes, with particular emphasis on theoretical aspects. Paul J. Worsfold
T. Riley and A. Watson, Polarography and other Voltammetric Methods (Analytical Chemistry by Open Learning), Wiley, Chichester, 1987 (ISBN 0-47191395-2 ). xxii + 283 pp. Price g11.50 (softback). This is a useful basic text for those wishing to familiarise themselves with the theory of classical d.c. polarography, pulse and differential pulse polarography, and stripping voltammetry and their analytical applications to the determination of inorganic, organic and organometallic molecules. It is aimed at senior technician level but would also be of value to graduates who are about to embark upon a research programme involving the application of these electroanalytical techniques to analytical problems. A large section of the text is given over to classical d.c. polarography (99 pp. ) and electrode processes (59 pp. ) whereas the much more widely used techniques of pulse polarography and strippingvoltammetry are dealt with in only 20 and 21 pp., respectively. Chapter 5 on “Polarography/Voltammetry and the Analyst” could also have been expanded to deal with more topical analytical problems that can be conveniently solved by pulse polarography and stripping voltammetry. The self-assessment questions and responses are valuable in an unsupervised situation such as distance learning. W. Franklin
Smyth
A. Evans, Potentiometry and Ion Selective Electrodes (Analytical Chemistry by Open Learning), Wiley, Chichester, 1987 (ISBN O-471-91393-6). xix + 304 pp. Price di11.50. This is one volume in an extensive series of open learning texts on the principles and practise of analytical science. It discusses the general principles of potentiometry in Chapter 2 (pp. 36-120) after giving a basic electrochemical introduction and data in Chapter 1 (pp. l-35). Ion-selective electrodes, their design, operation and analytical application, are dealt with in Chapter 3 (pp. 121-209) with five case studies in Chapter 4 (pp. 210-227) completing the
400
volume. The book is a good introduction to the subject of potentiometry and ion-selective electrodes, and the self-assessment questions and responses, interspaced through the text, are particularly well thought out and valuable for beginners in this field of analytical instrumentation. W. Franklin
Smyth
Jones’ Instrument Technology, 4th edn., Butterworths, London (1985/86): Volume 1, B.E. Noltingk (Ed.), Mechanical Measurements (ISBN 0-408-012315 ). ix + 165 pp. Price U6.00. Volume 2, B.E. Noltingk (Ed.), Measurement of Temperature and Chemical Composition (ISBN O-408-01232-3). ix + 186 pp. Price 516.00. Volume 5, R. Radnai and E.G. Kingham (Eds.), Automatic Instruments and Measuring Systems (ISBN o-408-01532-2). ix+ 170 pp. Price g17.50. The three volumes cited above are part of a five volume set on instrument technology which is aimed particularly at mechanical engineers. The emphasis is therefore on the design and construction of instrumentation rather than background theory and applications. From the viewpoint of an analytical chemist the major attraction of this series is the clear and detailed way in which the figures are presented, particularly cross-sectional diagrams of instrument components. It is obvious that some of the material is not directly relevant to analytical chemistry, but Volume 2 covers most conventional analytical instrumentation, e.g., spectroscopic techniques, electrochemical techniques, gas analysers and moisture measurement. Volume 5 has some useful discussion of different types of interface and backplane bus standards, but in the main is not of analytical interest. Volume 1 contains details of physical measurement techniques, e.g., viscosity, density, pressure and particle size. The series is well presented and reasonably priced. It is aimed particularly at engineers; however, for analytical chemists with a keen interest in instrumentation it would provide a readable and interesting reference collection.
A. Maehly and R.L. Williams (Eds. ), Forensic Science Progress, Vol. 3, Springer, Berlin, 1988 (ISBN 3-540-18447-3). 125 pp. Price DM 118.00. This volume contains two very useful articles. The first, by R.N. Smith, concerning the radioimmunoassay (RIA) of drugs in body fluids in a forensic context, is a tour de force. It provides, within 89 pages, a comprehensive account of RIA (basic theory, assay procedure and other practical details, radio ligands and their products, production of immunogens and antisera, and lists