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Successful Management of the Analytical Laboratory provides a comprehensive discussion of the problems that face analytical laboratory managers and presents proven techniques for improving the operation and performance of analytical labs. A wide range of topics are covered, including functions of various laboratory types (including a discussion of legal proceedings that involve defending laboratory data), staffing and organization, motivation, management and development of personnel, personal relations and communication, sample handling, workload optimization, equipment selection and justification, budgeting and cost control (including methods for calculating the dollar return on investments in capital equipment), and information management systems.The book emphasizes measures that managers can take to ensure quality performance in both the laboratory and its personnel while maintaining the overall cost effectiveness of the operation.The author uses case histories from his experience to illustrate the application of the management principles presented in this excellent book for new and experienced lab managers alike. ... Read more

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This book explains how to improve product quality while achieving compliance with the world's regulatory standards. A complete guide and reference, it teaches you how to develop and implement a validation strategy for routine, nonroutine, and standard analytical methods encompassing the entire equipment, hardware, and software qualification process. It includes examples and templates to help speed you through the validation process. Chromatographs, spectrophotometers, titrators, methods, reference compounds, and every possible item and category have been addressed. In addition to guidelines on the qualification of standards, certified and in-house reference materials, and employee qualification, it covers internal and third-party lab audits and inspections. Case studies, checklists, flowcharts, templates, and key SOPs support the text. All major regulations and quality standards are covered: US GLP, GMP, GCP, EN45001, ISO 9000 Series, NAMAS, ISO Guide 25, & corresponding interpretation & inspection guides. ... Read more

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This new edition of a successful textbook has been completely revised and enlarged. In particular the chapters on measurement uncertainty, calibration and validation are practically all new. The authors provide an in-depth but easy to understand coverage of quality assurance for chemical measurements. This includes both internal as well as external quality assurance, necessary statistics as well as total quality management. All this is presented with more than 800 commented slides, which are also provided as downloadable Extra Material. The book will serve as an advanced textbook for analytical chemistry students and professionals in industry and service labs and as a reference text and source of course materials for lecturers. ... Read more

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Laboratory Health and Safety Handbook A Guide for the Preparation of a Chemical Hygiene Plan R. Scott Stricoff and Douglas B. Walters This is the first guide to health and safety plan procedures which allows professionals to build and implement a program strictly within OSHA’s new laboratory use of toxic substances standard. Several chapters focus on the "management system" elements of a safety program: operating procedures, documentation, emergency planning, and training. There is also timely coverage of personal exposure evaluation and protection issues, as well as laboratory hazards ranging from chemical incompatibilities and biohazards to radiation and controlled substances.1990 (0 471-61756-3) 336 pp. Chemical Instrumentation A Systematic Approach Third Edition Howard A. Strobel and William R. Heineman Examined here is the full breadth of instrumentation and techniques integral to this fascinating science: potentiometry and emission spectrometry; the process of assembling instruments from modules; liquid chromatographs and mass spectrometers; and the extraction of chemical information from instrument signals. New chapters in the updated Third Edition include a look at microprocessors and microcomputers; statistical control of measurement quality; quantifying measurements and extracting information; X-ray fluorescence spectrometry; surface spectrometric techniques; and high-performance liquid chromatography. 1989 (0 471-61223-5) 1,210 pp. Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory George Lunn and Eric B. Sansone Compiled here, as never before in a single volume, are tested and validated procedures for the destruction of hazardous laboratory chemicals. Catalogued by chemical—from acid halides to thioguanine—are practical details for the destruction of each chemical and an analysis of residues. Many of the procedures have been verified by international collaborative studies and tested for the mutagenic quality of the reaction mixtures. The text includes timely new information on dealing with spills—with special coverage of wipe solvents, critical to the cleanup process. 1990 (0 471-51063-7) 271 pp. ... Read more