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Council (ANMC) is a coordinating body established by private American industry in anticipation of the inevitable conversion to the metric system. This book is born out of the Metric Management Workshop organized by ANMC in Chicago on October 6 and 7, 1975. T h e case-study approach to metrication management was used in this workshop because there is no simple solution to the complex problems t h a t must be faced when considering metric conversion. Underlying this approach, a fictitious company named Cirtem (metric spelled backward) Corp. is created to illustrate the full gamut of issues in metrication as an aid to the reader in approaching his specific situation. T h e book is divided into four parts. P a r t I introduces the reader to the major issues t h a t must be considered in the case studies, and eight case studies based on Cirtem Corp. are presented in P a r t II. P a r t III summarizes the key issues brought out in the case studies and presents some possible solutions. P a r t IV offers a sampling of opinion and data on the subject of metrication cost management at the company level. Continuous Flow Analysis: Theory and Practice. William B. Furman. ix + 334 pages. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1976. $24.50
This book is intended as a practical reference primarily for laboratory personnel having some prior experience with the AutoAnalyzer. Chapters 1-6 present a literature review of techniques and notes on the operation of continuous flow analyzers, as typified by the Technicon AutoAnalyzer. T h e aim of these chapters is to present problems and solutions to practicing clinicians and analysts. No a t t e m p t has been made, for example, to list all the various automated methods of analysis of aspirin or, for t h a t matter, of any other drug. T h e chemistry of a system is described only to the extent necessary to understand the technique mentioned. Finally, the last chapter comprising approximately one-third of the book is contributed by W.H.C. Walker. It reviews theoretical aspects of the continuous flow system. T h e specific aspects considered are: first, the factors t h a t determine peak characteristics; and second, the practical steps t h a t may be taken to improve peak quality and analytical perfor-
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Analytical Methods in Oceanography. Thomas R. P. Gibb, Jr., Ed. X + 238 pages. American Chemical Society,
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This is t h e 147th volume of the Advances in Chemistry Series. T h e contents of the book are derived from the symposium entitled, "Chemical Methods in Oceanography", sponsored by the Division of Analytical Chemistry at the 168th National Meeting of ACS in September 1974. T h e purpose of the symposium was to bring together oceanographers and analytical chemists to discuss what oceanography is all about and what analytical chemists can do to help. Among the specific topics discussed in 18 chapters are the most recent developments in océanographie sampling and analytical techniques such as in situ sampling and concentration, ammonium pyrrolidinecarbodithioate-methyl isobutyl ketone extraction system, APDC chelate coprecipitation, flameless atomic absorption spectrometry, automated anodic stripping voltammetry, cold t r a p preconcentration, gas-phase detection, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, and high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Continuing Series Residue Reviews, Vol. 62. Francis A. Gunther, Ed. viii + 1 8 1 pages. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 175 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010. 1976. $16.80
Since publication of its first volume in 1962, this series has been providing detailed review articles concerned with all aspects of the residues of pesticides and other chemical contaminants in the total environment. Also included are toxicological considerations and consequences. Most of the articles in each volume, iiîcluding this volume, are invited and reviewed. T h e bulk of the present volume is concerned with protection of farm workers exposed to potentially harmful pesticides. T h e first nine articles on this subject written by state and federal government agency officials review the direction and implementation of various means of achieving protection of agricultural workers. These articles were originally presented as part of a symposium at the 167th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in April 1974. T h e remaining two short articles are devoted to discussions of the chemistry and environmental effects of selenium and the herbicides called diquat and endothall.
