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LITERATURE Groundwater monitoring. Series of brochures shows saturated-zone samplers, filters, bailers, other sampling equipment for groundwater monitoring. Well screens and lysimeters are also featured. T l M C O Mfg. Co. 151
Laboratory filtration. Catalog PB 600 lists many lines of filtration equipment for laboratories, for use in industrial hygiene, air analysis, fuels, many other applications. Gilmont Instruments
Construction site monitoring. Brochure describes environmental monitoring for air, water quality, and solid waste by field laboratories a t construction sites in U.S. Capabilities are covered. 152 United States Testing
Photometry. Brochure, “Luminometry,” describes Model 20 Photometer and its applications in water pollution control, oceanography, waste treatment, immunoassay, and other areas. 159 Turner Designs
Desalination. Brochure, “Desalination Technology,” covers reverse-osmosis systems for desalting brackish water and seawater, from smaller systems to a 60-mgd plant in Saudi Arabia. En153 virogenics Systems Dust collector maintenance. Bulletin S-1080 tells what is needed for proper maintenance of dust collection systems. Turnkey service also available. JT Systems 154
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Safety supplies. June 198 1 catalog lists safety supplies that help meet various OSHA regulations. Special clothing, breathers, first-aid equipment, and other supplies are featured. Interex 160
Water treatment. Brochure WWT-B-2 features water treatment programs that minimize corrosion and deposition in water treatment, cooling water, and other such systems. Drew Chemical 161
Gas chromatography (CC). Bulletin Groundwater analysis. Brochures de- SB-CC shows G C and other analysis scribe total organic halides (TOX), instruments and systems. Accessories and other analyses using atomic ab- are also shown. Cow-Mac Instrument sorption, chromatography, and spec162 trometry. Services for water, tissue, and RCRA compliance. Harmon En- GC systems. Bulletin 8701 describes 155 the Basic gas chromatographs. Used in gineering & Testing industry and teaching. Carle Instru163 Dissolved oxygen. Catalog lists line of ments dissolved oxygen meters for municipal, industrial, and scientific water quality Steric exclusion. Application note LC analysis. Featured is digital model. 107 tells how to estimate molecular BOD probes, other items, also listed. weight by high-performance steric 156 exclusion chromatography. Molecules Yellow Springs Instrument in solution are separated according to effective size with a special column. Consultant services. Brochure de- Varian 164 scribes company’s consultant services designed to handle coal-related envi- Industrial hygiene. Brochure describes ronmental and occupational health company’s capabilities to provide inanalyses, especially in coal gasifica- dustry with personnel/expertise to 157 assess occupational environments action/liquefaction. Reotec curately. Kemron Environmental Services 165 Need more information about any items? If so. just circle the appropriate numbers on one of the reader service cards bound into this issue and mail in the card. No stamp is necessary. 890
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Dangerous goods book. Press release describes United Nations Orange Source Book which lists and describes proper handling for dangerous goods. It sells for $35 a copy. Labelmaster 166
GC/mass spectrometry (MS). Brochure describes 4500 Series G C / M S system, which has interchangeable ion volumes and automated GC functions. Operator has many options. Finnigan 167 MAT Breathing apparatus. Bulletin 0105-5 1 explains how to inspect and maintain self-contained breathing apparatus, as OSHA requires, and as contained in ANSI inspection and maintenance guidelines. Mine Safety Appliances 168
Fouling prevention. Technical data sets forth new method to prevent algal fouling of water system components that uses a 1-mL thick spray of pure metallic copper. TAFA Metallisa169 tion Air cleaners. Brochure discusses commercial clean-air equipment and compares precipitators and filtering units that are not electrostatic. Line of air cleaners is described. Ecology Tech 170
Energy and environment. Brochure tells how the firm offers services in energy facility construction and operation which meet environmental demands. 171 Research-Cottrell Analysis services. Brochure describes complete environmental and material analysis services, including MS, an industrial hygiene laboratory, and analyses of water and air. Princeton 172 Testing Laboratory Oil-skimming pump. Brochure TL-56 describes specially-designed pump for skimming oil films from water surfaces. Vanton Pump & Equipment 173
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Environmental services. Brochure lists a line of services featuring hazardous waste consulting, analysis, groundwater monitoring, other expertise. 174 Monsanto Research Particle size. Brochure describes the SediGraph 5000D particle size analyzer, and explains automatic sedimentation using a collimated light beam and the use of Stokes' law. Mi175 cromeritics Instrument E t 0 protection. Brochure ES-2008 describes improved protection from ethylene oxide (EtO) gas in the working environment. System is known as ENVIROGARD. AMSCO 176 Reference electrode. Release describes all-polymer, double-junction reference electrode which introduces no measurable chloride even in a lo-' M chloride solution. Graphic Controls 177 Water filters. Brochure discusses prepackaged, predesikned industrial water filter line. Includes organics removal, other uses. Hydro-Max 178 Microscreens. Bulletin 3 15- 17 1Rl describes Rex microscreens, which polish municipal effluents to levels finer than 10/10 BOD/SS, treat industrial wastewater, and recover 179 product. Envirex Conductivity indicator. Catalog Sheet WP-09 describes new single-range digital conductivity indicator, type DM, to indicate water purity. Beckman Instruments 180
HPLC columns. Brochure lists line of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns for high efficiency, retention, selectivity. Principle is 5-pm spherical silica. IBM Instru181 ments Environmental news. Vol. 1, No. 1 of Environmental Analysis News discusses EPA regulations and OSHA policies, as well as analysis applications and regulatory action dates. Training courses in analysis are also listed. Varian 182 Weather station. Release describes weather station for air quality monitoring and many other applications. Has programmable, microprocessorbased computer system. WEATH183 ERtronics
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Particle monitoring. Brochure describes Piezobalance and other systems for particle monitoring and air flow 184 measurements. TSI Inc. Pollution analysis. Brochure describes rapid and precise analyses for water and wastewater, sewage, hazardous waste, and priority pollutants. Chemical and microbiological analysis. New Jersey certification for many services. Industrial Corrosion Management I85
ability. Single or multicomponent solvent systems can be tested to select clothing or test makers’ specifications. Reiszner Environmental & Analytical Labs 188 Soil nitrogen. Technical Report 133 discusses plant uptake, mineralization, an volatilization of nitrogen in sewage sludge-treated soils. Water Resources Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, lnd. 47907 (write direct) Water resources. Coordination direc-
Hazardous material management.
Brochure describes experience, equipment, procedures for routine and emergency hazardous waste problems, and the firm’s expertise in these areas. 186 Peabody International Automated analysis. Newsletter tells
about developments in automated analysis in the environmental sciences, emphasizing water, wastewater, and seawater. Technical lndustrial Sys187 tems Protective clothing tests. Brochure
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tory. Norma Wells, Water Resources Council, 2120 L St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 (write direct) wastes. “Hazardous Wastes-DER Acts to Solve Pennsylvania’s Problems.” Explains Act 97, Solid Waste Management Act. Press Office, Dept. of Environmental Resources, Box 2063, Harrisburg, Pa. 17 120 (write direct) Hazardous
Water pollution markets. Summary of
200-page study available. Covers equipment markets. Predicasts, Inc., 11001 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (write direct)
Monitoring instruments. “Survey of
lnstrumentaion for Environmental Monitoring Update to Vol. 2, Water.” September 1980. Environmental Instrumentation Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 (write direct) Formaldehyde. NlOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 34 discusses evidence of carcinogenicity of formaldehyde. Publication 81-1 1 I . NlOSH, 4676 Columbia Pkwy., Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 (write direct) Nation’s water. lndex to the “Catalog of Information on Water Data” covers surface and poundwater. Warren E. Hofstra, Office of Water Data Coordination, US.Geological Survey, 41 7 National Center, Reston, Va. 22092 (write direct) The gypsy moth. Single copies of “The Gypsy Moth,” discussing a major forest pest, are available. Dept. of Environmental Resources, Division of Forest Pest Management, Harrisburg International Airport, 34 Airport Dr., Middletown, Pa. 17057 (write direct)
Chemical Hazards in the Workplace
Petroleum in the Marine Environment
State of the art and future directions of monitoring and measurement procedures for the occupational environment. ACS Symposium Series 149 628 pages (1981) Cloth $43.00
Presents analytical methodology and applications that will be of major interest to environmentalists and energy conservationists. Advances in Chemist Series 371 pages (1980) %oth $42.00
Monitoring Toxic Substances
Biomass as a Nonfossil Fuel Source
State-of-the-art techniques for identifying contaminants by nature, concentration, source and biological effects. ACS Symposium Series 94 289 pages (1979) Cloth $26.50
Latest research on biomass production, liquid fuels, gaseous fuels, economics and energetics, and systems analysis. ACS Symposium Series 144 564 pages (1981) Cloth $42.00
Particulates in Water: Characterization, Fate, Effects and Removal
Analytical Techniques in Occupational Health Chemistry
Latest research on improved modeling tools for water quality managers and designers of pollution control and water treatment facilities. Advances in Chemist Series 189 401 pages (1980) &oth $59.50
State-of-the-art review of new and improved instrumental methods for analyzing potentially hazardous chemicals in the workplace. ACS Symposium Series 120 318 pages (1980) Cloth $28.00
Pesticide Analytical Methodology
Cleaning Our Environment
Covers the latest analytical techniques for determining small levels of pesticides and their residues. ACS Symposium Series 136 406 pages (1980) Cloth $38.00
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