This is an exciting time for the publication of a new major reference work, Comprehensive Glycoscience, edited by J.P. Kamerling. This four volume work presents a multidisciplinary review (analysis, biology, chemistry, medicine, food, plants and material science) of the important glycoscience research and how this is being used to solve pressing problems.

Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards
Edited by Peter Urben, Courtaulds Chemicals (Suisse) S.A.

Now in its 7th Edition,Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards is widely regarded as the reference work in this field-an assembly of all reported risks such as explosion, fire, toxic or high-energy events that result from chemical reactions gone astray, with extensive referencing to the primary literature. Media praise for previous editions include:

 

"A book that should be in every laboratory, chemical plant, emergency response and fire control center, school and college..." -- Chemical and Engineering News

"A book that every chemist should have on their shelf." -- New Scientist

"An essential source of reference for all those about to embark upon unknown brews and concoctions of seemingly innocent chemicals." -- Chemistry and Industry Magazine

"A handbook of reactive chemical hazards is a must-have item on the bookshelf of any organization that carries out a variety of chemical reactions, particularly synthesis in a research and development mode. Bretherick's handbook has, over the years, become the most widely used reference to these potential problems. . . . The reference lists are extensive and useful for readers such as chemists, chemical engineers, safety officers, research students, chemistry teachers in academia, and all involved in storage, packaging, handling, and transport of chemical substances. Summing up: Recommended." -- Choice Magazine

Academic Press * November 2006 * Hardback * 2,680 pages * 2 Volumes * ISBN: 9780123725639
Print list price: U.S. $395.00

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Comprehensive Glycoscience
Editor-in-Chief: J.P. Kamerling, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Elsevier is proud to announce the recently published Comprehensive Glycoscience, which brings together the most recent in-depth, reviews, theories and developments in carbohydrate and glycan research in one comprehensive work. This outstanding major reference work has already received press requests from Carbohydrate Polymers Journal and the Journal of the Japan Biochemical Society, with interest also from Choice Magazine, Science, and Nature Magazine.

Elsevier Science * August 2007 * Hardback * 3,600 pages * 4 Volumes * ISBN: 9780444527462
Print introductory price: U.S. $1,595.00 (Valid for 3 months after publication) * Print list price: U.S. $1,995.00

Eisler's Encyclopedia of Environmentally Hazardous Priority Chemicals
Ronald Eisler, Potomac, MD, USA

Thousands of inorganic and organic chemicals and their metabolites enter the biosphere daily as a direct result of human activities.  Many of these chemicals have serious consequences on sensitive species of natural resources, crops, livestock, and on public health.  The most hazardous of these were identified by a panel of environmental specialists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; these chemicals are the focus of this encyclopedia.  The information presented includes sources, uses, physical and chemical properties, tissue concentrations in field collections and their significance, lethal and sublethal effects under controlled conditions. Taxonomic groups of natural resources covered include terrestrial and aquatic plants and invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Elsevier Science * August 2007 * Hardback * 986 pages * ISBN: 9780444531056
Print list price: U.S. $195.00

Handbook for Cleaning /Decontamination of Surfaces
Ingegard Johansson, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB, Stenungsund, Sweden and  P. Somasundaran, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Have you ever thought about what is in your detergent?  Or why you need so many different cleaning agents to clean your house?  These and many other questions are discussed in this two-volume reference work.  The focus is on cleaning and decontamination of surfaces, hard as well as soft.  A brief introduction is given to environmental consequences and the development of detergents, from soaps to modern sophisticated formulations.  Thorough discussions of mechanisms for cleaning are covered, including both basic concepts and special cases such as particle cleaning.

Elsevier Science * July 2007 * Hardback * 992 pages * ISBN: 9780444516640
Print list price: U.S. $495.00

Chemometrics in Spectroscopy
Howard Mark, Mark Electronics, Suffern, NY, USA and  Jerry Workman Jr., Thermo Electron Corporation, Molecular Spectroscopy and Microanalysis, Madison, WI, USA

The authors of several leading texts in the field have developed this text in the form of a tutorial offering a hands-on approach to chemometric and statistical analysis of analytical scientists, experimentalists, and spectroscopists. Without using complicated mathematics, they demonstrates the basic principles underlying the use of common experimental, chemometric, and statistical tools with emphasis on problem-solving applications and the proper use and interpretation of data.

Academic Press * August 2007 * Hardback * 558 pages * ISBN: 9780123740243
Print list price: U.S. $195.00

Forensic Science, 2^nd Ed
Handbook of Analytical Separations, Volume 6
Edited by: Maciej J. Bogusz , King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Roger Smith , Loughborough University, UK

This book is an important source of information for forensic toxicologists, forensic chemists, and forensic serologists. It presents information on the analysis of the most important and toxic compounds, including resources for finding and applying new analytical methods.

Elsevier Science * November 2007 * Hardback * 975 pages * ISBN: 9780444522146
Print list price: U.S. $295.00

Comprehensive Microsystems, Three-Volume Set

Editors-in-Chief: Yogesh B. Gianchandani , University of Michigan, USA; Osamu Tabata , Kyoto University, Japan; and Hans Zappe, IMTEK - Laboratory for Micro-optics, University of Freiburg, Germany

This new, first-ever comprehensive reference work in the field provides instant access to the latest in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) research, development, and innovation.

   • Includes contributions from internationally known experts
     covering pioneering developments
   • Unifies established research in an easily accessible format, providing an 
     essential reference source
   • Offers clear, extensive cross-referencing, full-color photographs, and detailed

     diagrams

Elsevier Science * December 2007 * Hardback * 2,100 pages * 3 Volumes * ISBN: 9780444521941
Print introductory price: U.S. $1,395.00 (Valid for 3 months after publication) * Print list price: U.S. $1,750.00

Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III, 13-Volume Set
A Review of the Literature 1995-2007

Executive Editor: Alan R. Katritzky , University of Florida, USA; Editors-in-Chief: Christopher A. Ramsden , Keele University, UK; Eric F.V. Scriven, University of Florida, USA; and Richard J.K. Taylor, University of York, UK 

This new 13-volume reference work provides the first point of entry to the literature for all scientists interested in heterocyclic ring systems.

Since publishing in 1984, Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry (CHEC) has become the standard work on the subject, indispensable to all serious readers in the interdisciplinary areas where heterocycles are employed. CHEC-III builds on and complements the material in CHEC and CHEC-II and is designed to be used in conjunction with these two works. Written by leading scientists who have evaluated and summarized the most important data published over the last decade, Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III will be an invaluable addition to the reference library of those working with heterocyclic ring systems.

Elsevier Science * March 2008 * Hardback * 12,500 pages * 13 Volumes * ISBN: 9780080449913
Print list price: U.S. $7,160.00

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