Chemistry International
Vol. 21, No.3, May 1999

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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].

 

 

 

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