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Books érable interest in organic chemistry, it is appropriate that a large portion of the chapter is dedicated to those measurements. This portion of the contribution is of higher quality than other portions of the chapter, both in the quality of explanation and in the balance of information. There is perhaps an excess of detail in describing the mechanisms associated with rearrangements. Occasional inaccuracy of information, albeit typographical, is apparent in the references in some cases (misspelled names and incorrect initials). Although each detail in the chapter was not checked, it is reasonable to assume that some similar errors probably occur in the text. For this reason, users should be cautious in translating details directly into practice. Despite the preceding caveats, the author has succeeded in telescoping a plethora of information in a large and dynamic field. The subject matter of this chapter must also be among the most difficult to assimilate in a series dedicated to the goals expressed by the editor. A most effective, efficient, and direct utilization of analytical mass spectrometry by the readers will probably await the publication of suc-

cessive chapters individually dedicated to more specific fragments of the discipline. Chapter 3 This chapter certainly meets the objective of this series in providing a self-sufficient reference work. The coverage is relatively complete and current and, except for the section on the theory of membrane potentials, which is beyond the needs of nonspecialists, provides sufficient detail for anyone contemplating the use of such sensors. The author is to be commended for following the terminology, nomenclature, and definitions recommended by IUPAC. This chapter also provides a good review of the types of electrodes, their construction, and response characteristics while further including tips on many of the problems and interferences encountered with these devices. The section on electrode construction and performance discusses all types of sensors: solid-state and liquid-membrane electrodes, ion-sensitive field effect transistors, and sensitized electrodes of the gas-sensing and enzyme varieties. Because enzyme electrodes were the subject of a chapter in Vol-

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Analytical Methods in Geochemical Prospecting. W. K. Fletcher, xiii + 255 pp. Elsevier North-Holland Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. 1981. $59.50 Biological Magnetic Resonance. Vol. 3. Lawrence Berliner, Jacques Reuben, Eds. xx + 268 pp. Plenum Press, 227 West 17th St., New York, N.Y. 10011. 1981. $35 Modern Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Vol. 3, E. L. Wehry, Ed. xx + 354 pp. Plenum Press, 233 Spring St., New York, N.Y. 10013. 1981. $39.50 Modern Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Vol. 4, E. L. Wehry, Ed. xvi + 282 pp. Plenum Press, 233 Spring St., New York, N.Y. 10013. 1981. $35 Organic Electronic Spectral Data. Vol. 17. John Phillips, et al. xiii + 1059 pp. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1981. $100

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Books Received Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicol­ ogy. 3rd ed. Vol. 2B. George Clayton, Florence Clayton, Eds. xviii + 937 pp. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1981. $70

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ume 8 of this series, they are discussed only briefly in the current chapter. Sections on instrumentation, methods of analysis, applications (brief survey of selected uses), and a tabulation of specifications for commercially available electrodes round out the chapter. This chapter is well written with few errors of any importance. Two typographical errors that may cause confusion were noted. On page 343, the relationship should read: pH > pNa + 3 (or 4) and, on page 356, the symbols for the equilibrium constants are written as k instead of the correct K. The reviewer takes exception to the statement on ρ 321 suggesting the ex­ istence of super-Nernstian response. As noted on ρ 328, such observations can usually be traced to an artifact of the electrode or solution. In summary, this chapter is quite comprehensive; in fact, it is compara­ ble to some of the smaller monographs on this subject. It can be recommend­ ed to scientists of many disciplines in­ terested in an up-to-date introduction to and review of the field of ion-selec­ tive electrodes.

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Dynamic Experiments in the Electron Microscope. E. P. Butler, K. F. Hale, xv + 457 pp. Elsevier North-Holland Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. 1981. $95.25