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Statistical methods are essential tools for analysts, particularly those working in Quality Control Laboratories. This book provides a sound introduction to their use in analytical chemistry, without requiring a strong mathematical background. It emphasises simple graphical methods of data analysis, such as control charts, which are a key tool in Internal Laboratory Quality Control and which are also a fundamental requirement in laboratory accreditation. A large part of the book is concerned with the design and analysis of laboratory experiments, including sample size determination. Practical case studies and many real datasets, from both QC laboratories and the research literature, are used to illustrate the ideas in action.

The aim of Statistics for the Quality Control Chemistry Laboratory is to give the reader a strong grasp of the concept of statistical variation in laboratory data and of the value of simple statistical ideas and methods in thinking about and manipulating such data. It will be invaluable to analysts working in QC laboratories in industry, hospitals and public health, and will also be welcomed as a textbook for aspiring analysts in colleges and universities. ... Read more

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This title is the first comprehensive book on sampling and modern sample preparation techniques and has several main objectives: to facilitate recognition of sample preparation as both an integral part of the analytical process; to present a fundamental basis and unified theoretical approach for the professional development of sample preparation; to emphasize new developments in sample preparation technology; and to highlight the future impact of sample preparation on new directions in analytical science, particularly automation, miniaturization and field implementation.

Until recently, there has been relatively little scientific interest in sampling and sample preparation, however this situation is presently changing as sampling and sample preparation become integral parts of the analytical process with their own unique challenges and research opportunities.

Sampling and Sample Preparation for Field and Laboratory is an essential resource for all analytical chemists, and in particular those involved in method development. Not only does it cover the fundamental aspects of extraction, it also covers applications in various matrices and includes sampling strategies and equipment and how these can be integrated into the analytical process for maximum efficiency. ... Read more

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Guide provides scientists with the knowledge necessary to carry out pH measurements in a logical and consistent manner. Softcover. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Forensic Microscopy: A Laboratory Manual will provide the student with a practical overview and understanding of the various microscopes and microscopic techniques employed within the field of forensic science. Each laboratory experiment has been carefully designed to cover the variety of evidence disciplines within the forensic science field with carefully set out objectives, explanations of each topic and worksheets to help students compile and analyse their results.

The emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of the analysis to enrich student understanding through hands on experience. The experiments move from basic through to specialised and have been developed to cover a variety of evidence disciplines within forensic science field. The emphasis is placed on techniques currently used by trace examiners.

This unique, forensic focused, microscopy laboratory manual provides objectives for each topic covered with experiments designed to reinforce what has been learnt along with end of chapter questions, report requirements and numerous references for further reading. Impression evidence such as fingerprints, shoe tread patterns, tool marks and firearms will be analysed using simple stereomicroscopic techniques. Body fluids drug and trace evidence (e.g. paint glass hair fibre) will be covered by a variety of microscopes and specialized microscopic techniques. ... Read more

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A clear and concise manual on how to run a quality control testing laboratory efficiently and in compliance. Hundreds of tips and techniques help the reader focus on the essential elements of good laboratory management. This book includes thirty-nine useful SOPs that have evolved from the author's years of practical experience. Fifteen case studies describe typical laboratory problems and offer solutions to them. From how to train analysts, to how to lay out the laboratory, to how to assure that samples are processed in a systematic manner, Managing the Analytical Laboratory: Plain and Simple covers it all.Features ... Read more

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Best practical work on managing an analytical chemistry lab
Covers all aspects of running an analytical lab from daily operations to long-term planning. It is written in a down-to-earth chemist-to-chemist style that is concise and to the point. No theories or high-brow stuff; just plain common sense how-to-do-it techniques that work.This book is a fast read and can be used as a ready reference.It includes 39 laboratory standard operating procedures that can be used by the reader to enhance his or her laboratory operation and which serve as an additional teaching tool. ... Read more

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Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) is a powerful method for the characterization of polymers, biopolymers, polyelectrolytes, nanoparticles, dispersions, and other colloidal systems. The method is able to determine the molar mass, the particle size, the particle density and interaction parameters like virial coefficients and association constants. Because AUC is also a fractionation method, the determination of the molar mass distribution, the particle size distribution, and the particle density distribution is possible. A special technique, the density gradient method, allows fractionating heterogeneous samples according to their chemical nature that means being able to detect chemical heterogeneity. The book is divided into chapters concerning instrumentation, sedimentation velocity runs, density gradient runs, application examples and future developments. In particular, the detailed application chapter demonstrates the versatility and power of AUC by means of many interesting and important industrial examples. Thus the book concentrates on practical aspects rather than details of centrifugation theory.

Both authors have many years of experience in an industrial AUC research laboratory of a world leading chemical company.

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Dry chemistry has been accepted as an important technology in medical laboratories for many years. Many evaluations of this technology have been undertaken by reputable clinical laboratories, the results of which were excellent when compared with conventional wet chemistry analysis.

This book contains a detailed overview of the current knowledge in the field of dry chemistry both in the physicians' office laboratories and large medical laboratories. The results from many evaluation studies are presented, as is data from interference studies which complete the descriptions of many dry chemistry methods.

A detailed description of various commercially available dry chemistry systems such as Ektachem, Reflotron, Seralyzer, Cobas Ready, Drichem, Opus and Stratus are also included.

This book effectively describes the current state-of-the-art technology and knowledge and succeeds in filling the gap in information in this important field of clinical chemistry science.

Originally published as 'Trockenchemie' by Georg Thieme Verlag,
Stuttgart, Dr. Sonntag has taken the opportunity of this translation to completely revise and update the contents of his book. ... Read more

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Based on the authors´ extensive experimental experience, NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers explains the practical use of NMR spectroscopy in polymer chemistry.

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This book is designed as an introductory guide for students and laboratory technicians in instrumental analysis, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, and molecular biology who want to learn how to perform new liquid chromatography methods. Over 34 self-contained, practical experiments are presented. Objectives and basic information introducing the method are given at the outset of each experiment; notes included at the end offer practical advice and insights that have proven useful for people performing an experiment for the first time. Several experiments deal with the general aspects of HPLC as a tool for qualitative and quantitative analysis and are designed to help students develop the required skills for this type of work. Other experiments discuss efficient approaches for methods development and developing preparative scale separations. ... Read more

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This volume provides a practical, intuitive approach to electroanalytical chemistry, presenting fundamental concepts and experimental techniques without the use of technical jargon or unnecessarily extensive mathematics. This edition offers new material on ways of preparing and using microelectrodes, the processes that govern the voltammetric behavior of microelectrodes, methods for characterizing chemically modified electrodes, electrochemical studies at reduced temperatures, and more. The authors cover such topics as analog instrumentation, overcoming solution resistance with stability and grace in potentiostatic circuits, conductivity and conductometry, electrochemical cells, carbon electrodes, film electrodes, microelectrodes, chemically modified electrodes, mercury electrodes, and solvents and supporting electrolytes. ... Read more

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Excellentreference for practising analytical chemists
This text is an excellent reference for practising analytical chemists. As the title indicates, the emphasis is on analytical chemistry, not physical chemistry. It presents the physical aspects of electrochemical phenomena lucidly, without getting bogged down in the tedium of deriving &solving diffusion equations. The text is comprehensive in treating themajor electroanalytical experiments, written by leaders in their respective fields. I give this to graduate students in analytical chemistry and find that they really like it.It is well-referenced, has good figures & tables, and is reasonably priced. This text is a must for transferring your ideas for experiments to the bench.

good book for electrochemists
Good for professors to use as a textbook. Handbook for all electrochemists ... Read more

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A key publication in the field of Karl Fischer Titration.
This landmark 1984 publication highlights the theoretical, practical, and historical aspects of the development of the Karl Fischer Titration (KF) from an impromptu method used by Karl Fischer for determination of moisture in sulfur dioxide at a petrochemical plant to an established analytical technique of determining moisture in a variety of matrices.

Dr. Eugen Scholz, the developer of the leading pyridine-free KF reagents sold under the brand name HYDRANAL, fully explores the chemistry, stoichiometry, and kinetics of the KF reaction.

Subsequent chapters deal with such important condsiderations in KF analysis as pH, side reactions, working medium selection, sample handling and administration, and safety.

The most useful portion of the book, however, consists of specific applications Scholz presents for a variety of common samples including organic and inorganic chemicals, foodstuffs, technical and natural products, and gases. Specific recommendations for analyzing samples as diverse as instant coffee, plastics, paints, sugars, pharmaceutical products, solvents and many others are presented and fully referenced.

This volume is a 'must-have' for scientists involved in KF methods development. ... Read more

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Written by chemists for chemists, this is a comprehensive guide to the important radionuclides as well as techniques for their separation and analysis. It introduces readers to the important laboratory techniques and methodologies in the field, providing practical instructions on how to handle nuclear waste and radioactivity in the environment. ... Read more

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Chemical data analysis, with aspects of metrology in chemistry and chemometrics, is an evolving discipline where new and better ways of doing things are constantly being developed. This book makes data analysis simple by demystifying the language and whenever possible giving unambiguous ways of doing things.Based on author D. Brynn Hibberts lectures on data analysis to undergraduates and graduate students, Data Analysis for Chemistry covers topics including measurements, means and confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and calibration models. The end result is a compromise between recipes of how to perform different aspects of data analysis, and basic information on the background principles behind the recipes to be performed. An entry level book targeted at learning and teaching undergraduate data analysis, Data Analysis for Chemistry makes it easy for readers to find the information they are seeking to perform the data analysis they think they need. ... Read more

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Good book for chemistry students but not for instructors
In this book by Hibbert and Gooding some of the best things from other classical textbooks are nicely combined.

In Miller & Miller's "Statistics for Analytical Chemistry" the explanations are very accessible (somewhat basic and incomplete) but the software approach is missing. In Gardiner's "Statistical Analysis Methods for Chemists" the explanations are kind of complicated (but very complete) but the software approach is present even on the title.

The advantage in Hibbert and Gooding's "Data Analysis for Chemistry" consists in how briefly and simply the fundamentals of the statistical analysis of data and errors usually found on the chemical sciences are treated via the omnipresent MS Excel. Very useful are the chapters on hypothesis testing (specially normality and outliers) and calibration (specially outliers and residuals, the abuses of R² and limits of detection).

Its disadvantage is precisely the lack of insight, which makes it a great book for a first course on Analytical Chemistry but a bad one for a Physical Chemistry course (where things are no longer straight lines, model comparison is of prime importance and the implications of the hypothesis testing are more profound).

So, in conclusion: A) buy it if you're a chemistry student (it will save you a lot of work and will make a nice foundation for what's comming); B) don't buy it if you're a professor (better yet, undust your copies of Miller, Gardiner, Draper's "Applied Regression Analysis" and buy a book on data analysis with Excel). ... Read more