Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 59, No. 4, 2004, p. 397. Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol.

59, No. 4, 2004, p. 446.

Original Russian Text Copyright 2004 by the Editorial Board.

CRITIQUE
AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Handbook of Water Analysis, Ed. by Leo M. L. Nollet, New York,

Basel, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000, 921 pp., SBN 0-8247-8433-2
This encyclopedic reference manual provides stepby-step descriptions of water sampling, preservation,
and sample preparation techniques; different ways of
measuring physical, chemical, organoleptical, and
radiological characteristics; and particular procedures
of analysis for samples of fresh- and saltwater. Chemical species of ions and substances in waters of different
nature are considered in detail. The handbook provides
new information regarding the analysis and detection of
bacteria and algae. The book contains over 4000 references and more than 600 tables, equations, and illustrations. The handbook consists of the following 37 chapters:
(1) Sampling Methods in Surface Waters;
(2) Methods of Water Preservation;
(3) Statistical Treatment of Data;
(4) Physical Properties of Water;
(5) Chemical Parameters;
(6) Organoleptical Properties of Water;
(7) Radioanalytical Methodology for Water Analysis;
(8) Bacteriological Analysis;
(9) Algal AnalysisOrganisms and Toxins;
(10) Halogens;
(11) Sulfate, Sulfite, and Sulfide;

(21) Major Metals (Na, K, Mg, and Ca; in some

cases Mn, Fe, Zn, and Cu);
(22) Heavy Metals (Cd, Pb, Hg, As, Cr, Ni, Co, Se,
Cu, and Fe);
(23) Trace Elements: Li, Be, B, Al, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Se,
Sr, Ag, Sn, Sb, Ba, and Tl;
(24) Determination of Silicon and Silicates;
(25) Analysis of Urea Herbicides in Water;
(26) Analysis of Organochlorinated Pesticides in
Water;
(27) Residue Analysis of Carbamate Pesticides in
Water;
(28) Organophosphates;
(29) Fungicide and Herbicide Residues in Water;
(30) Methods for the Determination of Polychlorobiphenyls (PBCs) in Water;
(31) Determination of PCDDs (Polychlorinated
Dibenzo-p-dioxins) and PCDFs (Polychlorinated
Dibenzofurans) in Water;
(32) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons;
(33) Analysis of BTEX Compounds (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Three Xylene Isomers) in
Water;
(34) Oil and Greases and Petroleum Hydrocarbon
Analysis;

(12) Analysis of Nitrates and Nitrites;

(35) Asbestos in Water;

(13) Ammonia;

(36) Analysis of Surfactants;

(14) Determination of Organic Nitrogen;

(37) Instruments and Techniques.

(15) Phosphates;
(16) Main Parameters and Assays Involved with the
Organic Pollution of Water;
(17) Organic Acid Analysis;
(18) Determination of Phenolic Compounds in
Water;

The reference guide is appropriate for biochemical,

water safety, and quality assurance and control engineers. It is also useful for biotechnologists, food scientists and technologists, and water, biological, and analytical chemists, as well as for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students in
these disciplines.
The book deserves to be into Russian.

(19) Cyanides;
(20) Humic Substances in Water;
1061-9348/04/5904-0397 2004 MAIK Nauka /Interperiodica

Translated by I. P. Kalinkin