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Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Book Reuews
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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
336
- Orgamcs (121, and Semiconductors (15) The final article IS on Ion MIcroscopy for Blomedlcal Studies, by S Chandra - The Morrison Symposium
L Cealle, M Cascan and L Pletrelh (Eds 1, Nav Separatwn Chemrstry Techmques for Radwactrve Waste and Other Specfic Applacattons, Elsevler Applied Science, Amsterdam, London, 1991 (ISBN l-85166-656-7) XIV+ 307 pp Pnce 08 00 Thirty four presentations from a semmar held m Rome and Jomtly sponsored by the Commlsslon of the European Commumtles and the ItalIan Comnnsslon for Nuclear and Alternatlve Energy Sources are contained m thrs book There IS no mdlcatlon of the date of the seminar but contnbutlons from the European Commumty, the United States and China are Included There were SIX thematic sessions covermg amme and armde based extractants, bldentate organophosphorus extractants, cahxerenes, crown ethers, other extractants and morgamc ion-exchanger/absorbers The contrlbutlons are m camera ready format and the general quality of the presentations 1s good With modern wordprocessmg faahtles, however, it should be possible to produce a standard font and format for rapid pubhcatlons such as this
Book Renews
The proceedmgs of the meeting were tightly focussed and this book provides a wide rangmg account of hgands avadable for the selective separation of mdrvldual radlonuchdes and classes of radlonuchdes from radloactlve waste and metal ions from toxic waste It contams lists of selectlvlty coefficients, hgand and complex structures and properties and synthetic routes and would be a useful source of mformatlon It also provides some ideas for anyone interested m the use of metal Ion selectwe hgands for other analytical apphcatlons
G R Turner and J M Askey (Eds ), Total Qua&v the Chemrcal Zndustty, Royal Society of ChemIstry, Cambridge, 1992 (ISBN O-85186-497-X) XIX + 102 pp Price f29 50
m
This 1s an account of the Proceedzngs of a Sympouun, orgamsed by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society for Chemical Industry, at the Umverslty of Salford, 4-5 September, 1991 It includes 11 articles covering various aspects of the Total Quality Phdosophy, some relating to experiences m particular mdustrles (not necessary chemical), others dealing with aspects of IS0 9000, and yet others covermg certlficatlon, tactics and progress This 1s a worthwlle document which will provide mformatlon and encouragement to those engaged m Total Quality schemes
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
336
- Orgamcs (121, and Semiconductors (15) The final article IS on Ion MIcroscopy for Blomedlcal Studies, by S Chandra - The Morrison Symposium
L Cealle, M Cascan and L Pletrelh (Eds 1, Nav Separatwn Chemrstry Techmques for Radwactrve Waste and Other Specfic Applacattons, Elsevler Applied Science, Amsterdam, London, 1991 (ISBN l-85166-656-7) XIV+ 307 pp Pnce 08 00 Thirty four presentations from a semmar held m Rome and Jomtly sponsored by the Commlsslon of the European Commumtles and the ItalIan Comnnsslon for Nuclear and Alternatlve Energy Sources are contained m thrs book There IS no mdlcatlon of the date of the seminar but contnbutlons from the European Commumty, the United States and China are Included There were SIX thematic sessions covermg amme and armde based extractants, bldentate organophosphorus extractants, cahxerenes, crown ethers, other extractants and morgamc ion-exchanger/absorbers The contrlbutlons are m camera ready format and the general quality of the presentations 1s good With modern wordprocessmg faahtles, however, it should be possible to produce a standard font and format for rapid pubhcatlons such as this
Book Renews
The proceedmgs of the meeting were tightly focussed and this book provides a wide rangmg account of hgands avadable for the selective separation of mdrvldual radlonuchdes and classes of radlonuchdes from radloactlve waste and metal ions from toxic waste It contams lists of selectlvlty coefficients, hgand and complex structures and properties and synthetic routes and would be a useful source of mformatlon It also provides some ideas for anyone interested m the use of metal Ion selectwe hgands for other analytical apphcatlons
G R Turner and J M Askey (Eds ), Total Qua&v the Chemrcal Zndustty, Royal Society of ChemIstry, Cambridge, 1992 (ISBN O-85186-497-X) XIX + 102 pp Price f29 50
m
This 1s an account of the Proceedzngs of a Sympouun, orgamsed by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society for Chemical Industry, at the Umverslty of Salford, 4-5 September, 1991 It includes 11 articles covering various aspects of the Total Quality Phdosophy, some relating to experiences m particular mdustrles (not necessary chemical), others dealing with aspects of IS0 9000, and yet others covermg certlficatlon, tactics and progress This 1s a worthwlle document which will provide mformatlon and encouragement to those engaged m Total Quality schemes