Chemistry

Experts report the state of the art in the study of global climate change using remote sensing techniques.

In regard to global change, emphasis is generally placed on the increase in global temperature, but large changes in the distribution of precipitation are also likely to occur.

Since the first edition of "e;Scanning 'funneling Microscopy I"e; has been pub- lished, considerable progress has been made in the application of STM to the various classes of materials treated in this volume, most notably in the field of adsorbates and molecular systems.

Solid-State NMR is a branch of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance which is presently experiencing a phase of strongly increasing popularity.

Pesticides in ground, surface and drinking water are a hot topic under continuing discussion.

Presented here are authoritative and up-to-date assessments of the homogenous and heterogenous chemical and physical processes occuring in the troposphere and stratosphere, especially during the "e;ozone hole"e; event.

Presented here are recent data on the mechanisms of action of different dusts and fibres of industrial interest.

Das vorliegende Buch Krisenmanagement bei Störfällen gibt eine umfassende Charakterisierung des Problemkreises industrieller Störfälle und deren Kontrolle durch Managementkonzepte.

Luminescence is just as fascinating and luminescent materials (are) just as important as the number of books on these topics are rare.

Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen leisten heute einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung archäologischer und kunstgeschichtlicher Objekte, denn viele Fragen lassen sich erst mit ihrer Hilfe beantworten: - Woher kommt das Fundstück, das da auf dem Kunstmarkt angeboten wird?

This volume summarizes the papers presented at the First Osaka University Macromolecular Symposium OUMS'93 on "e;Ordering in Macromolecular Systems"e;, which was held at Senri Life Science Center, Osaka, Japan, on June 3 through June 6, 1993.

Das Analytiker Taschenbuch bietet in einzelnen, sehr aktuellen und praxisbezogenen Beiträgen komprimierte Informationen über neue analytische Techniken und deren Anwendung in allen relevanten Gebieten, wie Umweltforschung, Werkstoffwissenschaften, biochemische und klinische Analyse und Lebensmittelanalytik.

In the past ten years the study of the mechanisms of chemical transformations on metal surfaces has advanced appreciably.

Books dealing with climatic change are commonplace, as are those concerned with effects of environmental stresses on plants.

All existing introductory reviews of mineralogy are written accord- ing to the same algorithm, sometimes called the "e;Dana System of Mineralogy"e;.

In this publication you will find a comprehensive data set of the North Sea ecosystem, including the distribution and the fate of contaminants, their transport paths and their analysis by means of numerical models.

Provided here are the latest techniques of NMR as applied to the study of proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids.

Plant leaves are covered by a thin, lipoidal, non-living membrane called the cuticle.

Initiation of cancer in the cell is experimentally related to action of chemicals and radiation.

Reviewed here is the current state of knowledge concerning the relationship between global change and biodiversity of temperate ecosystems.

In the mid-1980s the European Journal of Biochemistry set out to publish review articles.

Glass Chemistry is concerned with the relation of chemical composition, structure and properties of various glasses.

Laser Ablation provides a broad picture of the current understanding of laser ablation and its many applications, from the views of key contributors to the field.

Fractionation of polymers via solubility has been a well known method in polymer characterization for a long time.

This book has been written as an introduction to the electro- synthesis of organic compounds, in particular for organic chemists.

Scientists and researchers in academia and the vast chemical and electrochemical fields will delight in reading this ready reference and textbook which covers the essence of electroorganic reactions from a synthetic perspective.

Recent advances in analytical chemistry have turned it into a virtually unrecognizable science compared to a few decades ago, when it lagged behind other sciences and techniques.

Die Ergebnisse chemischer Analysen können nie besser sein als die vorangegangenen Schritte der Probenahme und des Probenaufschlusses.

Since this book was first published in 1985, tremendous changes have taken place in the field of online searching.

Adsorption on Ordered Surfaces of Ionic Solids and ThinFilms introduces to a new and topical field of surfacescience for which rather little experience is available atpresent.

The field of non-crystalline materials has seen the emergence of many challeng- ing problems during its long history.

As the world population increases, there is increasingcompetition for waterquantity as well as quality.

Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics VIprovides a broad overview of recent developments in thisfield.

A continued interest in Peptide Chemistry prompted the revision of the first edition of this book.

Crystal pulling is an industrial process and provides the bulk of semiconductor crystals for the semiconductor industry.

Das Öko-Auditing wird in Zukunft eines der wichtigsten betrieblichen Werkzeuge des professionellen Umweltschutz-Managements sein.

Bivalve filter-feeding mollusks are important components of coastal ecosystems because they remove large quantities of suspended material from the water and excrete abundant amounts of reactive nutrients.

Acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, and smog are preeminent environmental problems facing the world today.

Devising methods and reagents for stereoselective synthesis is an intellectually demanding venture.

In this text experts review experimental studies thatdirectly reveal the relationship between the atomicstructure and physical behavior of high-Tc superconductors.

This volume in the Springer Series on Surface Sciences presents a recent account of advances in the ever-broadening field of electron-and photon-stimulated sur- face processes.

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a brand-new analytical me- thod with the capability of solving many analytical separa- tion problems very fast and economically.

Principles of Peptide Synthesis is a very successful book by one of the pioneers of contemporary bioorganic synthesis.