A review of: “HANDBOOK OF AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY”

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T. Kline, Ed. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1993; hardbound, viii + 332 pages, $135.00     

The Book Corner

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Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Techniques and Applications, A. L. Yergey, C. G. Edmonds, I. A. S. Lewis, and M. L. Vestal, Modern Analytical Chemistry Series, D. Hercules, Editor, 306 pages, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1989. $65.00; price 20% higher outside USA and Canada.

Analytical Microbiology Methods, Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, A. Fox, S. L. Morgan, L. Larsson and G. Odham, Editors, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1920, 280 pages. $65.00; prices 20% higher outside USA and Canada.

Ion Chromatography, H. Small, Modern Analytical Chemistry Series, D. Hercules, Editor, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1990, 376 pages. $49.50; prices 20% higher outside USA and Canada.     

A Review of: “Unified Separation Science”

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J. C. Giddings, Wiley/Interscience, New York, 1991, hardbound, 320 pages, $54.95     

X-ray Diffraction: A Practical Approach

X-ray Diffraction: A Practical Approach, C. Suryanarayana and M. Grant Norton, 1998. Plenum Press, New York and London. xiii + 273 pages. (hardback, $49.50, U.S. and Canada; $59.40, elsewhere).It is the aim of this text to teach undergraduates majoring in materials science the use of powder X-ray diffraction for materials characterization. Since it does not treat X-ray diffraction and crystallography in a general way, it would have been better if it were given a more specific title, such as X-Ray Powder Diffraction for Metallurgical Characterization. A Primer and Workbook. As a laboratory course with work pages to be filled out by the student, it might have been spiral-bound to facilitate such use.     

Separations Using Aphrons

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R.M. Smith, Ed. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1995; hardbound, pp. xv+457, $245.75     

Book Reviews

Ion-Selective Electrodes in Analytical Chemistry, VOL. 2, H. Freiser (ed.), Plenum Press, New York, 1980.

Pesticide Analytical Methodology by John Harvey, Jr. (E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company) and Gunter Zweig (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), ACS Symposium Series 136, 406 pages (including 177 figures, 54 tables and an index of 18 pages), linen, format 235 × 160mm, ISBN 0-8412-0581-7, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, 1980, US38.00.

Particulates in Water, Characterization, Fate, Effects, and Removal by Michael C. Kavanaugh (James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc., Pasadena) and James O. Leckie (Stanford University, Stanford) ACS Advances in Chemistry Series 189, 401 pages (including 145 figures, 56 tables and an index of 11 pages), linen, format 235 × 160mm, ISBN 0-8412-0499-3, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, 1980, USS59.50.

Pesticide Manufacturing and Toxic Materials Control Encyclopedia Editor, M. Sittig; 810 pages, $96; 1980, Noyes Data Corporation, Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A. ISBN 0-8155-0814-X. Reviewed by A. de Kok, Section of Environmental Chemistry, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Dictionary of Chemical Terminology (In Five Languages–English, German, French, Polish and Russian. Edited by D. Kryt, Warsaw, Poland). Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam and New York. 1980, 612 pages, Price: US $95.00/Dfl. 195.00 ISSBN 0-444-99788-1.     

Book Reviews

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The Effects of Constant Light on Visual Processes. Edited by T. P. W illiams and B. N. B aker . Plenum Press, New York, 1980. 455 pp. $45.00.
Radiation Biology and Chemistry: Research Developments. Edited by H. E. E dwards , S. N avaratnam , B. J. P arsons and G. O. P hillips . Elsevier Scientific, Amsterdam, 1979. 505 pp. $78.00     

A review of: “AQUEOUS TWO-PHASE PARTITIONING”

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B.Y. Zaslavsky. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1994; hardbound, pp. xiii+696, $165.00     

The Book Corner

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Modern NMR Techniques and Their Applications in Chemistry, Edited by A. I. Popov and K. Hallenga, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY 10016, 1991, 680 pp. Price: $135.00; $162.00 outside USA and Canada.

Chromatographic Analysis of Alkaloids, M. Popl, J. Fahnrich and V. Tatar, Chromatographic Science Series, Volume 53, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY 10016, 1990, 664 pp. Price: $1 50.00; $180.00 outside USA and Canada.

Luminescence Techniques in Chemical and Biochemical Analysis, Edited by W. R. G. Baeyens, D. DeKeukeleire and K. Korkidis, Practical Spectroscopy Series, Volume #12, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 654 pages, 1991. Price: $1 50.00 (USA and Canada); $1 80.00 (all other countries).

Wood and Cellulosic Chemistry, Edited by D.N.6. Hon and N. Shiraishi, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 1020 pages, 1990. Price: $195.00 (USA and Canada); $234.00 (all other countries).     

A review of: “From Chemical Topology to Three-Dimensional Geometry”

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Balaban, A. T. (1997). Plenum Press, New York. 420 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0-306-45462-9, US$125.00. (ordering information can be obtained from: http://www.plenum.com)     

Perkin-Elmer introduce new gas chromatograph

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APPLICATIONS OF MASS SPECTROMETRY TO TRACE ANALYSIS. Ed. S. Facchetti, Elsevier, US $78.75, Dfl. 185.00.

QUANTITATIVE AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS. by David J. H. Phillips, Fisheries Research Station Aberdeen, Hong Kong, POLLUTION MONITORING SERIES (1980), 488 pages (including 99 figures, 103 tables, 44 pages of literature references up to 1978, an author index of 10 pages, a species index of 4 pages, and a subject index of 18 pages), linen, format 228 × 148 mm, ISBN 0-85334-884-7, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, £26.

DIRECTORY OF POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES IN WESTERN EUROPE, Third Edition (1980), 588 pages (including an index of 127 pages, which is however-structured somewhat arbitrarily according to types of equipment and according to countries), stiff paper cover, format 210 × 147 mm, ISBN 0 906685 00 1, European Directories, a Division of Inter Company Comparisons Ltd., 23, City Road, London EC1Y 1AA, £30.

HALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, TERPHENYLS, NAPHTHALENES, DIBENZODIOXINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, by R. D. Kimbrough (ed.) (Elsevier Biomedical Press, R.V., Amsterdam, NL. U.S. $95.00, Dfl 195.

CHROMATOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Environmental problem solving using gas and liquid chromatography, R. L. Grob and M. A. Kaiser, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1982, XII + 240 pages, ISBN 0-444-42065-7     

A Review of: “SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Frederick J. Dechow Noyes Publications,Park Ridge,NJ, August 31, 1989, hardbound, 490 pages, $72.00.”

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J. Turková Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1993; hardbound, XVIII + 796 pages, $282.75     

Book Review

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ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL AND WATER CHEMISTRY, by V.P. Evangelou, 564 pages, Wiley Interscience, New York (1998). ISBN 0-471-16515-8. £ 51.95.

ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES, by B.E. Logan, 654 pages, Wiley Interscience, New York (1999). ISBN 0-471-18871-9. £58.50

MERCURY CONTAMINATED SITES. Characterization, risk assessment and remediation, edited by R. Ebinghaus, R.R. Turner, L.D. de Lacerda, O. Vasiliev and W. Salomons, 538 pages, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1999). ISBN 3-540-63731-1. DM 198.00. USD 129.00

ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOCHEMISTRY, edited by P. Boule, 359 pages, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1999). ISBN 3-540-62913-0. DM 298.00

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MASS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION, by T. A. Lee, 186 pages, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, (1998). ISBN 0-471-97629-6 USD 19.99

TECHNIQUES IN AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, edited by Gary K. Ostrander, 686 pages, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. (1996). ISBN 1-56670-149-X, £ 65.00

HANDBOOK OF CHEMOMETRICS AND QUALIMETRICS. Part B, by D.L. Massart, L.M.C. Buydens, S. de Jong, P.J. Lewi and J. Smeyers-Verbeke, 732 pages, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1998). ISBN 0-444-82853-2. USD 201.00     

Book Reviews

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WATER AND WATER ANALYSIS (in German: Wasser und Wasseruntersuchung), 2nd revised edition in the Series “Laboratory Books in Chemistry”, by Leonhard A. Hiitter, A-6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria, 344 pages (including 38 figures, 34 tables, 43 pages with newest literature references and other informations (regulations, addresses) mainly from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and a good index of nine pages), carton cover, format 227 × 165 mm, ISBN 3-425-05075-3, Verlag Diesterweg/Salle, D-6000 Frankfurt/Main and Sauerlander, CH-5000 Aarau (1984), DM 48.00

AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, Volume 2 of a Series, edited by Laverne J. Weber, Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, U.S.A., 236 pages (including 7 tables, 33 figures, references (mainly of the 1970's) added to each chapter, and a valuable subject index of 6 pages), linen, format 243 × 163 mm, ISBN 0-89004-439-2, Raven Press, New York 10036 (1984), US $55.00

TOXICITY TESTING, NEW APPROACHES AND APPLICATIONS IN HUMAN RISK ASSESSMENT, edited by Dr. A. P. Li et al., Enviromental Health Laboratory Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 295 pages (including 37 tables, 49 figures, newest references added to each contribution, discussion statements, a good subject index of six pages, and an address list of contributors), linen, format 241 × 162mm, ISBN 0-88167-083-9, Raven Press, New York (1983/1985), US $50.50

HEALTH RISKS TO FEMALE WORKERS IN OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL AGENTS, by Prof. Dr. Reinier L. Zielhuis et al., Coronel Laboratorium, Universiteit van NL-1054 BW Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 132 pages (including 30 tables, references added to each chapter, an appendix on recent data, but no subject index), soft cover, format 242 × 165mm, ISBN 3-540- 13579-0, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York-Tokyo (1984), DM 70.00, or approximately US $24.60

IS THE SOIL DYING (in German: Stirbt der Boden)? GDI-Series Man-Nature-Environment, by Dr. Volker Hauff et al., D-5300 Bonn, 250 pages (including 49 figures, 34 tables, an author index of two pages, but no subject index), soft cover, format 241 × 171 mm, no ISBN-number, GDI-Buchhandlung, CH-8803 Riischlikon, Switzerland (1985), SFr. 50.00

THE HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, PARTS C and D, edited by Prof. Dr. Otto Hutzinger, Chair of Ecological Chemistry and Geochemistry, D-8580 Bayreuth, linen, format 248 × 170 mm, Springer-Verlag Berlin-Heidelberg-New York-Tokyo (1985).     

Books

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“CHROMATOGRAPHY OF ANTIBIOTICS”, G. H. Wagman & M. J. Weinstein, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1984, 510pp., $113.50 (US).

“STERIC EXCLUSION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY OF POLYMERS”, J. Janca, Ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York & Basel, 1984, 329pp., $55.00 (US).

“CHROMATOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF BIOGENESIS OF PLANT VOLATILES”, P. Schreier, Dr. Alfred Huthig Verlag GmbH., Heidelberg, 1984, 165pp., $34.00 (US).     

BOOK REVIEWS

Advances in Photochemistry, Volume 14. Edited by D. H. Volman, G. S. Hammond and K. Gollnick. Wiley/Interscience, New York, 1988
Department of Chemistry Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology P.O. Box ISO Cheongyangni Seoul 130–650, Korea
Photochemistry, Volume 18. Senior Reporter–D. Bryce-Smith. The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, August 1987
Department of Chemistry Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology P. O. Box 150 Chongyangni Seoul 130–650, Korea
Photochemistry, Volume 19. Senior Reporter–D. Bryce-Smith and A. Gilbert. The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, July 1988
Department of Chemistry Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology P.O. Box 150 Chongyangni Seoul 130–650, Korea
Laser Picosecond Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of Biomolecules. Edited by V. S. Letokhov, Adam Hilger, Bristol and Philadelphia
University of Chicago Department of Chemistry Chicago, IL 60637 USA
The Science of Photobiology. Second Edition. Edited by Kendric Smith. Plenum Press, New York, NY
Department of Biochemistry. 113 Biochemistry Hall University of Nebraska Lincoln.' NE 6X583–071H USA     

Activation hardness and cycloadditions of even linear polyenes

Modes of thermal and photochemical cycloaddition of even linear polyenes are examined using the simple concept of activation hardness. The results are in agreement with the well-known Woodward–Hoffman rules. [R.B. Woodward and R. Hoffmann, The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry (Academic Press, New York, 1989)]. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Book Reviews

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HANDBOOK FOR ESTIMATING PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, by M. Reinhard and A. Drefal, 228 pages, J. Wiley, New York (1999). ISBN 0—471—172634. UK £ 210.00

THE CHEMISTRY OF POLLUTION, by G. Fellenberg, 192 pp. J. Wiley & Sons, Chichester, U.K. (1999). ISBN 0—471—980889. UK£ 24,95.

NATURAL ATTENUATION OF FUELS AND CHLORINATED SOLVENTS IN THE SUBSURFACE, by T.H. Wiedemeier, H.S. Rifai, C.J. Newell and J.T. Wilson, 617 pages, J. Wiley, New York (1999). ISBN 0—471—19749—1. UK £ 58.50

UNDERSTANDING OUR ENVIRONMENT, 3^rd, edition, edited by R.M. Harrison, 445 pages, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge (UK) (1999). ISBN 0—85404—584—8. UK£ 19.95

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS, Vol. 12 of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, edited by R.E. Hester and R.H. Harrison, 152 pages, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge (U.K.) (1999). ISBN 0—85404—255—5. UK£ 25,00

METHOD PERFORMANCE STUDIES FOR SPECIATION ANALYSIS. by P. Quevauviller, 271 pages, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge (U.K.) (1998). ISBN 0—85404—467—1. UK£ 59.50

GLOBAL AQUATIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, by H.D. Kumar and D.P. Häder, 393 pages, Springer, Berlin (1999). ISBN 3—540—65369—4. USD 229.00

BIOACCUMULATION. New Aspects and Developments, edited by B. Beek, 284 pages, Springer, Heidelberg, 2000. ISBN 3—540—62575. USD 143.00

INTERLABORATORY STUDIES AND CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS. The BCR approach, by Ph. Quevauviller and E.A. Maier, 558 pages, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam NL, (1999). ISBN 0—444—82389—1. USD 251.50 (Euro 224.62).     

Oxygen adsorption and photoreduction on fractal melanin particles

The main putative functions of melanins in living cells, that is photoprotection and dark or light-dependent oxido-reductive activity, still requires an interpretation which takes into account the micro–mesoscopic structure of native melanin particles. It is indeed well established that a different chemical composition of melanins, even if derived from different biosynthetic pathways, has only a little influence on the biological and physical properties of the solid aggregates, the common form in which the pigment is found [P.R. Crippa et al., Chemistry of melanins, in: A. Brossi (Ed.) The Alkaloids, vol. 36, Academic Press, New York, 1989, pp. 253–323]. In the present work a model for interfacial electron transfer is proposed describing the process of light induced superoxide formation through a monoelectronic reduction of dioxygen adsorbed on melanin solid surface. This process is presumed to be dependent on the surface fractal characteristics, and its kinetics must be interpreted as a heterogeneous interfacial reaction involving light produced carriers and the adsorbed acceptor, like in colloidal inorganic semiconductors such as TiO₂.     

Spectrophotometry and spectrofluorimetry for biochemists

Spectrophotometry and Spectrofluorimetry, A Practical Approach, edited by D.A. Harris and C.L. Bashford, IRL, 1987, £ 15.50 (softbound)/£ 25.00 (hardbound) (xii + 176 pages) ISBN 0-947946-46-2 (softbound)/0-947946-69-1 (hardbound)