Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary subject, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the first objectives of Environ mental Chemistry must be the study of the environment and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to present a reasonably uniform view of various aspects of the chemistry of the environment and chemical reactions occurring in the environment. The industrial activities of man have given a new dimension to Environ mental Chemistry. We have now synthesized and described over five million chemical compounds and chemical industry produces about one hundred and fifty million tons of synthetic chemicals annually. We ship billions of tons of oil per year and through mining operations and other geophysical modifications, large quantities of inorganic and organic materials are released from their natural deposits. Cities and metropolitan areas of up to 15 million inhabitants produce large quantities of waste in relatively small and confined areas. Much of the chemical products and waste products of modern society are released into the environment either during production, storage, transport, use or ultimate disposal. These released materials participate in natural cycles and reactions and frequently lead to interference and disturbance of natural systems."

Rasche Orientierung und nutzliche Hinweise zur Interpretation und Bewertung labormedizinischer Befunde - das bietet das neue Vademecum Labormedizin - Alle klinisch-chemischen Parameter und deren Bewertung in knapper, ubersichtlicher Form, - wichtige Fakten wie Untersuchungsmaterial, Besonderheiten bei Materialgewinnung und Probentransport, Bestimmungsmethoden und Normbereiche zu uber 350 Analyten und Substanzen, - Hilfestellung zur gezielten Anforderung von Untersuchungsleistungen, - ubersichtliche Tabellen zur Leber-, Nieren und Rheumadiagnostik sowie zu Tumormarkern. Erganzt wird dieses kompakte Basiswissen durch umweltmedizinische Hinweise zur Diagnostik korperfremder Substanzen in Korpersekreten sowie durch nutzliche Angaben zur impfserologischen Diagnostik.
Vademecum Labormedizin Alle wichtigen Daten der modernen Labormedizin aktuell, ubersichtlich und stets griffbereit in der Kitteltasche."