Chemistry International
Vol. 21, No. 3
May 1999
New
Books and Publications
New Books from the
Royal Society of Chemistry
Science Funding: The European
Dimension
The Royal Society of Chemistry published Science funding:
the European Dimension, the latest in their Science in Society series,
in January 1999. Science in Society is a series of five meetings, and
subsequent books, exploring the interaction of public policy, technological
change, and scientific knowledge. Topics covered are deliberately broad,
and those invited to contribute include experts from the social and
natural sciences, technologists, engineers, politicians, and policymakers.
Three of the five meetings have been held to date-Science, Policy, and
Risk (book also currently available from The Royal Society); Science
Funding: The European Dimension; and Climate Change and Human Health
(book to be published in June 1999). Two meetings will be held in 1999-Science
and the Third Age (Spring 1999) and The Social Responsibilities of Scientists
(Autumn 1999).
Nation States support scientific research as a contribution
to culture and in the expectation of achieving economic benefit. European
collaboration is essential for the largest of the "big science" projects,
and, as demonstrated by particle physics, can be highly successful;
however, there is a growing tendency toward funding of a wider range
of science at the European Union, rather than the Nation State, level.
Science funding: the European dimension examines
reasons for these developments, problems that can arise, and benefits
that are sought and achieved by countries within Europe. The book was
edited by Royal Society Treasurer Sir Eric Ash, and contributors include
William Waldegrave, Sir Robert May FRS, Sir Robert Nicholson, and Sir
Graeme Davies.
Science Funding: The European Dimension. ISBN:
0854035192; 84 pages; Price: GBP 12.50.
Science, Policy, and Risk. ISBN: 0854035133; 87
pages; Price: GBP 12.50.
The books may be ordered from: Jacqueline Knapp, The Royal
Society Publications Department, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y
5AG, UK. Tel: +44 (0)171 4512645; E-mail: [email protected].
For further details contact: Debbie Vaughan, The Royal
Society of Chemistry (address above). Tel: +44 (0)171 8395561; Fax:
+44 (0)171 9761837; E-mail: [email protected];
Web site: http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk.
Dictionary of Substances and
their Effects (DOSE), 2nd Edition
This specialist compilation of data on chemicals with
environmental impact has been revised, updated, and expanded for release
in October 1999. An easy-to-use, vital reference source for all health,
safety, and environmental officers; scientists; toxicologists; and regulatory
bodies, it offers the following enhancements:
- latest regulatory requirements
- fully referenced data
- additional chemicals
- seven volumes, released simultaneously
Prepublication purchasers will save GBP 120.00 on the
postpublication price of GBP 1295.00.
For further details, contact: Sales & Promotion Department,
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton
Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK; Tel.: +44 1223 420066; Fax: +44 1223 423429;
E-mail: [email protected]; Web site:
http://www.rsc.org/dose.
Use of Matrix Reference Materials
in Environmental Analysis
This is the fourth book in a series based on the work
of the IUPAC Working Party on Harmonization of Quality Assurance Schemes
for Analytical Laboratories. The papers contained in this volume were
presented at a workshop on the Proper Use of Environmental Matrix Reference
Materials, 22-23 April 1999, in Berlin, Germany. The workshop was organized
in conjunction with the ISO Committee on Reference Materials, the Bundesanstalt
fur Materialforschung und -prufung, and Eurolab-Deutschland. This activity
is an excellent example of the kind of activity envisaged by the founders
of IUPAC in 1919.
> Introduction,
by A. Fajgelj and M. Parkany
ISBN: 0854047395; 216 pages; Price: GBP 59.50.
To order, contact The Royal Society of Chemistry, Turpin
Distribution Services Ltd., Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 1HN,
UK. Tel: +44 (1)462 672555; Fax: +44 (1)462 480947; E-mail: [email protected].