meters. Chapter 6, on FT-IR spectrom etry, includes modern data-handling methods. The chapter on quantitative analysis is directed primarily to singlecomponent analysis, whereas the sec tions on multicomponent analysis are restricted to Κ and Ρ matrix and curve fitting, omitting partial least-squares and principal component regression analysis. Two of the most useful chap ters are on simple sampling (a topic all too often overlooked) and preparation of polymer samples. The remainder of the book covers specialized topics such as reflection spectroscopy, microsampling, matrix isolation, GC/IR, surface methods, and emission spectrometry. Two chapters are devoted to Raman spectrometry, and the final chapter presents the the ory of IR spectrometry. The authors who contributed to this text are wellrespected and well-known spectrosco pies. The references are fairly compre hensive; a few are as recent as 1986, although the bulk of them are from 1982 or earlier. The book does not address current IR and Raman technology very well, but it does offer valuable fundamental information. The organization is good, and many important points concerning sampling are discussed.
Books Received Practical High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Veronika R. Meyer, xiv + 310 pp. John Wiley & Sons, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10016.1988. $65 This book is a translation of the origi nal 1979 German edition (Verlag Moritz Diesterweg GmbH & Co., Otto Salle Verlag GmbH & Co., Frankfurt). The 25 chapters cover the standard HPLC topics (instrumentation, theory, types of chromatography, etc.). Chap ter 24 lists review papers on separation by class of compound, and Chapter 25 lists commercially available stationary phases. An index is included. Recent Advances in Thin-Layer Chro matography. F.A.A. Dallas, H. Read, R. J. Ruane, and I. D. Wilson, Eds. xiv + 247 pp. Plenum Publishing Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 100131578.1988. $60 This book is a collection of proceedings from the 1987 Chromatographic Soci ety International Symposium on ThinLayer Chromatography in Brighton. The book is divided into four sections: Instrumentation, Radio-Thin-Layer Chromatography, Sorbents and Modi fiers, and Applications. References
date from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. Compound and subject indexes are in cluded. Nonlsotoplc Immunoassay. Τ. Τ. Ngo, Ed. 495 pp. Plenum Publishing Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 100131578.1988. $80 The papers in this book are divided among five types of immunoassay: en zyme-labeled, luminescence, liquidsolid interface, membrane, and "parti cle" mediated. The 57 contributing au thors represent 15 different countries. The references date from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. An index is included. Electrode Kinetics: Reactions. R. G.
Compton, Ed. 368 pp. Elsevier Science Publishing Co., P.O. Box 1663, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163. 1987. $190 This is Volume 27 in the Comprehen sive Chemical Kinetics series. The con tributors are Calvo (Argentina), Hamnett (England), O'Sullivan (United States), and Weaver (United States). The book's chapters cover Redox Reac tions at Metal-Solution Interfaces, Semiconductor Electrochemistry, and Reactions at Metal Oxide Electrodes. The references date from the 1960s to the mid-1980s. An index is included. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: SIMS VI. A. Benninghoven, A. M. Huber, and H. W. Werner, Eds. xxviii + 1078 pp. John Wiley & Sons, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10016.1988. $175 This book is the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Sec ondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS VI) held in Paris in 1987. The sections cover basics, instrumentation, quanti tation, ion imaging, depth profiling, organics, combined techniques, surfaces, and several applications. References date from the 1970s to the present. An author index and a list of reviewers are included. Spectroscopy of Biological Mole cules—New Advances. E. D. Schmid, F. W. Schneider, and F. Siebert, Eds. xvii + 509 pp. John Wiley & Sons, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10016.1988. $117 This book is the proceedings of the Sec ond European Conference on the Spec troscopy of Biological Molecules held in Freiburg, West Germany, in 1987. The book covers theory, proteins, biomembranes, chromophores, nucleic ac ids, and applications. Author and sub ject indexes are included. References date from the 1970s to the present.
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