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The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry provides a much needed professional level reference work for the 21st Century. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the most comprehensive analytical chemistry reference available, covering all aspects from theory and instrumentation through applications and techniques.

The chemistry and techniques are described as performed in the laboratory (environmental, clinical, QC, research, university), in the field or by remote sensing. The level of detail is similar to that of a lab protocol and together with the cited references, will support the analysis of complex inorganic, organic and biological structures by academic and industrial researchers. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry also enables preparation of procedures, protocols and "cookbooks" by managers and staff of laboratories.

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry comprises over 600 articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, in approximately 14000 pages, in 15 volumes.

Features:
* Outstanding authorship and the highest calibre editors
* Excellence of peer-review
* Article Summaries
* Over 6500 illustrations, many in colour
* Extensive cross-referencing to facilitate navigation between articles
* Extensive bibliographies with up-to-date references
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the essential cross-disciplinary reference work for all analytical chemists in academia and industry. All fields of chemical research are covered: analytical, organic, physical, polymer, inorganic biomedical, environmental, pharmaceutical, industrial, petroleum, forensics and food science.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Applications of Instrumental Methods
• Biomedical Spectroscopy
• Biomolecules Analysis
• Carbohydrate Analysis
• Chemical Weapons Chemicals Analysis
• Clinical Chemistry
• Coatings
• Environment: Trace Gas Monitoring
• Environment: Water and Waste
• Field Portable and Transportable Air and Vapor Measurement
• Food
• Forensic Science
• Industrial Hygiene
• Nucleic Acids Structure and Mapping
• Particle Size Analysis
• Peptides and Proteins
• Pesticides
• Petroleum and Liquid Fossil Fuels Analysis
• Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
• Polymers and Rubbers
• Process Instrumental Methods
• Pulp and Paper
• Remote Sensing
• Steel and Related Materials
• Surfaces
• Theory and Instrumentation
• Atomic Spectroscopy
• Chemometrics
• Electroanalytical Methods
• Electronic Absorption and Luminescence Spectroscopy
• Gas Chromatography
• Infrared Spectroscopy
• Kinetic Determinations
• Liquid Chromatography
• Mass Spectrometry
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
• Nuclear Methods
• Radiochemical Methods
• Raman Spectroscopy
• Thermal Analysis
• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Auger Electron Spectroscopy
• X-ray Spectrometry
• General Articles

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Very thorough and broad in scope, this work is limited almost exclusively to modern techniques, "Atomic Spectroscopy" through "Thermal Analysis." Unlike many encyclopedias published recently, this one has a straightforward arrangement. Volumes 1-10, "Applications of Instrumental Method," discuss different classes of substances such as nucleic acids or steel and related materials. This section includes extensive subsections on molecular biological methods not usually thought of as part of analytical chemistry. Volumes 11-15, "Methods of Analysis," give a more theoretically oriented description of each major method. There is some duplication of material between the two sections. Articles are typically 20 pages long and are logically arranged with cross-references to related chapters and a good index. The presentation is well suited to advanced students and researchers; the basic prerequisite is a good course in physical chemistry. The text includes many clear graphs and diagrams and suitable use of tables of data. Mathematics is used whenever appropriate, and each article has an adequate list of recent references. Although more expensive, this set is a much better buy for libraries supporting undergraduate or graduate chemistry than Encyclopedia of Separation Science, ed. by Michael Cooke and Colin F. Poole (CH, Jul'01). D. Goodman Princeton University