Books Received

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Books Methods" presents a good overview of the variety of data processing tools available. Chapters 10-12 approach the larger problem of information handling— centralized data bases, information services and indexes, and computer networks. There are several deficiencies. In light of my earlier comments, it may not be entirely fair to suggest missing topics, but some demand coverage. Experimental control is nearly ig­ nored; the importance of data do­ mains and conversions, as developed by H. V. Malmstadt, C. G. Enke, and S. R. Crouch, is missing. Coverage of many subjects is replaced by literature references; constant pointing to refer­ ence material, while apparently schol­ arly, is quite distracting in a text. The most glaring problem is the method of publishing; the book is off­ set from typescript, reduced about 40%, and not well bound. The draw­ ings are of variable quality and not re­ produced well. The result is a book which was difficult for this reviewer to read for any length of time. It is un­ likely to be well received as a text, particularly at its price, but will have a place as a reference book.

Books Received A Manual of Chemical and Biological Methods for Seawater Analysis. Timo­ thy Parsons, Yoshiaki Maita, Carol Lalli. xiv + 1 6 4 pp. Pergamon Press, Max­ well House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, N.Y. 10523. 1984. $8.95 NMR of Newly Accessible Nuclei. Vols. 1 and 2. Pierre Laszlo, Ed. xviii + 298 pp. and xx + 436 pp., respectively. Academic Press, 111 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003. 1983 and 1984, re­ spectively. $59 and $65, respectively. Topics in Carbon-13 NMR Spectrosco­ py. Vol. 4. George Levy, Ed. xi + 282 pp. John Wiley & Sons, 605 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1984. $57.50 Fundamentals of Air Pollution. 2nd ed. Arthur Stern et al. xviii + 530 pp. Aca­ demic Press, 111 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003. 1984. $39.50 Chemistry for Protection of the Envi­ ronment. L. Pawlowski, A. J. Verdier, W. J. Lacy, Eds. xiii + 625 pp. Elsevier Science Publishers, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. 1984. $132.75 Laser Applications in Chemistry. K. L. Kompa, J. Wanner, Eds. ix + 273 pp. Plenum Press, 233 Spring St., New York, N.Y. 10013. 1984. $45

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