Contains all the information you'll need to prudently use potentially dangerous chemicals. You'll find detailed coverage of individual substances, mixtures, and preparations, as well as control methods currently in use. For the first time in one volume, pesticides, detergents, phthalates, polynuclear aromatics, and polychlorinated biphenyls are all investigated in detail

Designed to bring scientists and engineers up to speed and beyond in utilizing this powerful and versatile spreadsheet program. Moves from basic chart creation, to advanced charting techniques and using Excel as a database. Outlines spreadsheet methods and applications most useful to chemists, including: analyses of solution equilibria, spectrophotometric data and kinetics data and the calculation of binding constants. Filled with shortcuts, tips and techniques for beginning and experienced Excel users.

This practical guide-the first book of its kind on the subject-provides comprehensive coverage of fluorinated surfactants, their basic science, and related theories.

This textbook offers an introduction to the developments of crystallography, and for the first time provides, in a single volume, a comprehensive and accessible overview of modern crystallography.

This guide provides, under one cover, a wealth of practical information designed to facilitate the effectiveness of the GC/MS user. Separation conditions for numerous compound types are provided along with derivatized and underivatized compounds.

33 NEW AND REVISED tables have been added to this new 73rd Edition of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, comprising some 230 pages. New tables in Thermodynamics, Atomic and Molecular Properties, Conversion Factors Scientific Abbreviations and Symbols, Dielectric Constant of Inorganic Solids, are just a few of the new added tables. The new edition provides up-to-date, one volume source for a broad range of critically evaluated data serving the day-to-day needs of students and researchers.

This is the only book that covers only quantitative techniques of all chromatography methods. Contributors, experts in the field, present general concepts applicable to all types of analyses performed by chromatographic techniques and treat in detail principles of quantitative detection and sources of error in data processing procedures. Chapters cover liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, detection methods, detector performance, data handling procedures, and automation procedures. Included is discussion of chromatographic applications in physical chemistry and in pharmaceutical analysis.

Compiles the efforts of 84 specialists from all over the world. The contributions focus on the toxicity of the elements and their compounds to humans, but toxicity toward animals and problems of ecotoxicity are also considered.

This book brings together the most important research from this field in the last 15 years. Presenting a timely reference for professionals in chemistry and physics, and those leading institutions and businesses that work with cutting-edge technologies.

This timely reference gives a unified, comprehensive treatment of superconductivity encompassing background information for beginners and pioneering research for the most advanced specialists.

Updated edition reflects the changes in how chemical information is currently found. The internet is a major feature of the book, while information on CD-ROM sources and scientific journals (both on-line and printed versions) have been greatly expanded.

This reference explores fundamental and practical approaches to rock/brine/crude oil interactions and their effect on petroleum recovery-containing accounts of methods in current use and the latest research developments.

Here is a lucid, state-of-the-art account of modern surface science, focusing on the properties of the solid-gas and solid-vacuum interfaces. It examines the structure of clean and adsorbate-covered surfaces, and the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of surfaces and interfaces.

Here is the first book to focus entirely on fume hoods covering hood design, usage, testing, specifications and more. Saunders shows designers, users and buyers how to install safe hoods or upgrade existing hoods in their facilities. Manufacturers, planners and engineers will learn how to produce safer fume hoods and more compatible fume hood systems. Includes a critique of hood manufacturers.

Offers unsurpassed guidance on selecting, using and maintaining lab equipment. Covers glass, flexible tubing, corks, stoppers, and 0-rings.measurement...the cleaning and handling of glassware.compressed gases.vacuum systems...the gas-oxygen torch, safety issues and much more.