Edited by
Alan Townshend, University of Hull, Department of Chemistry, United Kingdom
Colin Poole, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Editor-in-Chief:
Paul Worsfold, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K.
Description
As with the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, this second edition is designed to provide a detailed and comprehensive
publication covering all facets of the science and practice of analysis. The new work has been extensively revised in terms of the titles
and content of the first edition, and includes comprehensive coverage of techniques used for the determination of specific elements,
compounds and groups of compounds, in physical or biological matrices. It addresses applications of chemical analysis in all areas, ranging
from such topics as medicine to environmental science, and geology to food science. Important characterisation techniques, such as microscopy
and surface analysis are also included.
The complete work consists of around 610 articles, each consisting of about 4000 words, figures
and summary tables. These articles are combined to form larger entries providing comprehensive coverage of important topics and assisting
the reader in locating material of interest. The entries are arranged in an A to Z format providing a final publication of about two
and a half million words in ten volumes. The articles are structured to allow easy access to information on specific analytes, instrumental
techniques and sample matrices. There is extensive cross-referencing throughout the Encyclopedia and a detailed index.
Also available
online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus
dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options
and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
Audience:
Analytical chemists, biochemists, biologists, biomedical researchers, biotechnologists, earth scientists, environmental scientists, forensic
scientists, food scientists and technologists, pharmacologists and toxicologists, physicists.
