analytical chemistry
Volume 50, No. 7, June 1978 ANCHAM 50(7) 611A-712A/833-1024 (1978) ISSN 0003-2700
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CONTENTS REPORT A. J. Glazko, Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis, discusses some challenging analytical problems faced during the development of assay procedures for new drugs 632 A INSTRUMENTATION Peter L. Bailey, Electronic Instruments Ltd., UK, presents the modifications to common electrochemical techniques necessary for process stream monitoring 698 A THE ANALYTICAL APPROACH Alan P. Bentz of the U.S. Coast Guard describes the role of analytical chemistry in mystery oil spill identifications 655 A
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NEWS "Clinical Chemists' Role in Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer" is the topic of the Second Annual Arnold O. Beckman Conference in Clinical Chemistry, September 6-8, 1978, San Antonio. Frank A. Bovey of Bell Labs receives award 641 A BOOKS Books on statistics, integrated circuits, analysis of drugs and metabolites by GC/MS, and fractionation of synthetic polymers are reviewed by David Frazier, Timothy A. Nieman, Jack E. Wallace, and John G. Cobler 679 A EDITORS' COLUMN A drop of undiluted blood serum is analyzed by a thin-film technique developed by Eastman Kodak 695 A EDITORIAL There is justification for a wide variety in the format and organization of scientific meetings, because of the different objectives to be fulfilled 833
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Our cover is a depiction of an electrochemical sensor in a stylized process stream
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