January, 1982 OBITUARY 51 Publications Received Flow Injection Analysis. Jaromir RfiiiCka and Elo Harald Hansen. Chemical Analysis Series, Volume 62. Pp. xiv + 207. John Wiley. 1981. Price k20. ISBN 0 471 08192 2. This is the first comprehensive treatise on this new and rapidly expanding technique. It pro- vides in-depth answers to the most frequently asked questions on both theoretical and practical aspects of this new analytical technique. It covers the construction and components of apparatus, techniques and methods and experi- mental approaches including such practical flow injection analysis techniques as stopped-flow, merging zones, titrations, solvent extraction and diffusion, a thorough description of experi- mental techniques, including five exercises to aid the beginner, a review of methods covering the assay of more than 60 different species and the use of microcomputers in connection with flow injection analysis with several basic pro- grams attached as appendixes.The book also treats in detail the parameters governing dis- persion and describes how these parameters can be manipulated to optimise a given analytical procedure. Photometric and Fluorometric Methods of Analysis, Nonmetals. Foster Dee Snell. Pp. xiv + 818. John Wiley. 1981. Price,656. ISBN 0 471 81023 1. As with the previous volume 011 metals, each of the 40 chapters is a short monograph on the determination on one element or radical with citation of literature from more than 25 years in 3000 references. The book assumes that the user has a basic background knowledge of laboratory procedures.Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy. Volume 11A. Edited by G. A. Webb. Pp. x + 282. Aca- demic Press. 1981. Price ,635; $84. ISBN 0 12 505311 8; ISSN 0066 4103.52 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED A n d PYOC. Owing to the expansion in the applications of nitrogen NMR, Volume 11 is divided into two parts. This part, Volume 11A, covers areas of molecular science that are .critically dependent upon NMR investigations. The reviews are : “NMR of Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins (1977-1979),” by H. W. E. Rattle; “Carbon- Carbon Coupling Constants : Data,” by V. Wray and P. E. Hansen; “Calcium and Magnesium NMR in Chemistry and Biology,” by S. Forsen and B. Lindman; and “Carbon-13 NMR of Group VIII Metal Complexes,” by P. S. Pregosin.Volume 11B will cover nitrogen NMR. Trace Element Analytical Chemistry in Medicine and Biology. Proceedings of the First International Workshop, Neuherberg, Federal Republic of Germany, April 1980. Edited by Peter Bratter and Peter Schramel. Pp. xviii + 851. Walter de Gruyter. 1980. Price DM180. The workshop, of which this book is the pro- ceedings, was organised by Gesellschaft fur Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH and the Working Group on “Trace Elements in the Life- Sciences” of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Grobforschungseinrichtungen in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Communities. The main general theme was essential trace elements, and aspects of research in medicine and biology were discussed. The plenary lectures, papers, posters and discussions are all included in the book.ISBN 3 11 008357 4. The Analysis of Explosives. By Jehuda Yinon and Shmuel Zitrin. Perga- mon Series in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 3. Pp. xii + 310. Pergamon Press. 1981. Price $60; fj25 (hardback): $22.50; fj9.35 (softback). ISBN 0 08 023846 7 (hardback) ; 0 08 023845 9 (softback). Presenting an overview of all the various meth- ods and techniques, the book describes the principles of different analytical methods, how these methods are used for the analysis of explosives and reviews the major analytical work that has been carried out in this field. Chemical methods, chromatographic techniques, polarography, thermal analysis, ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, magnetic resonance methods and mass spectro- metry are covered.Also included are recent advances in the field, such as novel mass spectrometry methods and HPLC. Separate chapters have been devoted to survey the various methods for the detection of hidden explosives and to describe the special problems and the methodology of post-explosion residue analysis. A list of explosives and related compounds has been included. Catalogue. English Translations of German Standards 1981. Edited by DIN, Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.V. Pp. 244. Beuth Verlag GmbH. 1981. Available from the National Standards Bodies. Chemical Methods of Rock Analysis. Third Edition. P. G. Jeffery and D. Hutchison. Pergainon Series in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 4. Pp. ’ xvi + 379. Pergamon Press. 1981. Price L25; $60.In this Third Edition the authors have been more selective in the material presented, cutting out details of older methods that have failed to keep their place in the laboratory in favour of methods based on newer ideas and techniques. The chapter on statistical methods has been omitted, as most analysts are familiar with these techniques. There are chapters on Composition of Rock Material, Sample De- composition, Classical Scheme for the Analysis of Silicate Rocks and Rapid Analysis of Silicate Rocks, followed by 44 chapters covering all elements to be found’in rocks. ISBN 0 08 023806 8. Mathematics for Physical Chemistry. Robert G. Mortimer. Pp. x + 405. Collier- Macmillan . 198 1, Price k6.95 (sof tback) . ISBN 0 02 384000 5. The first nine chapters of this survey of mathe- matics needed for physical chemistry courses at the undergraduate level are constructed around a sequence of mathematical topics : Numbers, Mathematics and Science ; Mathematical Vari- ables and Operations ; Mathematical Functions and Differential Calculus ; Integral Calculus ; Mathematical Series ; Calculus with Several Independent Varia.bles ; Differential Equations and the Motions of Objects; Operators, Matrices and Group Theory; Algebraic Equations.Chapter 10 is a discussion of mathematical topics needed in the analysis of experimental data and chapter 11 is a brief introduction to computer programming in BASIC. Particle Size Measurement. Third Edition. Terence Allen. Powder Technology Series. Pp. xxii + 678. Chapman and Hall. 1981.Price fj24.50. Many techniques that have been developed for ISBN 0 412 15410 2.January, 1982 MEETINGS measuring particle size are covered in this Third Edition. The approach is informed and critical, which will help in the selection of equipment and assessment of the value of such measurements. The high degree of technological change within the field since the Second Edition demands that this edition be updated and enlarged, and a statement on the German approach to mathe- matical handling of size data has been presented. The chapter on centrifugal methods includes a full statement of the Coulter principle. The chapters on surface area and pore size deter- mination have also been expanded and a new chapter on On-line Particle Size Analysis has been added.The lists of equipment manu- facturers and suppliers in the appendix have been updated. 53 Chemical Technicians’ Ready Reference Handbook. Second Edition. Gershon J. Shugar, Ronald A. Shugar, Lawrence Bauman and Rose Shugar Bauman. Pp. xxiv + 867. McGraw-Hill. 1981. Price L27.95. ISBN 0 07 057176 7. This handbook is designed to provide each step to be followed when performing normal laboratory procedures. It details what equip- ment is needed, what each piece of equipment looks like (with photographs and drawings), how the pieces are used, the sequential steps to be taken in performing the determinations or acquiring the experimental data, the pre- cautions that must be observed and the raw data, observations and calculations that may be needed to utilise the experimental data. Amino Acid Analysis. Edited by J. M. Rattenbury. Pp. 380. Ellis Horwood. 1981. Price L27.50. ISBN 0 85312 194 X; 0 470 27141 8. This monograph developed from a symposium on the role of amino acid analysis in clinical chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. The work has been divided into four parts. Part 1 covers established and novel techniques, such as fluorime tric detection, high-performance liquid chromatography and collaborative trials ; Part 2 relates these techniques to physiological processes ; Part 3 is concerned with the investi- gation of systemic diseases ; and Part 4 surveys the role of amino acids in congenital disorders.