Footnotes

(a) This Volume III (1996) is a cumulative work embracing the two earlier volumes by the same coauthors and provides heat capacity and entropy data on 5332 individual entries for 2503 discrete organic commpounds in the liquid and solid phases. Data on the enthalpies of phase transitions determined from calorimetric measurements are also included. Over 2200 articles have been examined, evaluated, and referenced. It collects the pertinent daa from the literature through 1993. This extends the coverage from 1881. It lists also several overlapping compilations. If the researcher cannot find the desiderata for his purposes, he may take a final fling through the Bulletin of Chemical Thermodynamics in search for unpublished data. The authors are to be commended on a major enhancement of the literature on organic thermodynamics.

[(b) The collection of data began in 1976 within the framework of the DECHEMA study and was the reason for the development of the database ELDAR (Electrolyte DAta Regensburg). (Approximately 500 000 measured data of electrolyte solutions from 16 000 publications have been stored in ELDAR.) The book and the database have complementary functions. The data books give a clear arrangement of critically selected recommended data for each property of an electrolyte solution. Indices of the formulas, names and Registry Numbers make orientation easy. All solution properties were calculated from the original measured data with the help of compatible property equations. 1996, 576 pp., ISBN 3-926959-69 X, Price 390 DM. Order from DECHEMA, Chemische Tecnik und Biotechnologi e.V., Postfach 15 01 04, D-60061 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

(c) A limited number of dielectric data exist. As far as original measured data were available, these are quoted and reanalyzed with the help of modern numerical methods to fit the relaxation model which yields the "best" parameter set for the description of the permittivity spectra with a minimum of adjustable parameters. Also included are data sets from publications where only a relaxation model and its parameters are given, provided a reliable reconstruction of the total dielectric response was possible over the investigated frequency range. They felt that given the present state of knowledge this action would provide information on solutions which otherwise would be lost. 1994, 375 pp, ISBN 3-926959-62-2, price 400 DM. Order from DECHEMA (Cf. #b )

(d) Nuclear Energy Agency Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Report NEAT/NSC/DOC (96)27. (Sept. 1996). Based on questionnaires sent to database custodians and end users. Three broad groups of thermodynamic databases were noted by an 11-member task force:

More than 12 (a) and (c) type databases were noted, more than 7 (b) types, and about 10 databases within computer codes. Tables of radiation chemistry and geochemical computer programs available from OECD/NEA are listed also.

This 48-page document can be accessed on the Internet . Alternatively, a printed copy can be obtained free of charge from the e-mail address: <neapub@nea.fr>.

(e) The Handbook is a synthetic yearly publication designed to help scientists interested in a new field of research. It can also be used as a help to on-line retrieval. Volume 1 includes Standard Data, i.e., those related to atoms and small molecules, following the general policy of GAPHYOR. Volume 2 covers Special Data related to some fields extending the general scope of GAPHYOR, e.g., multicharged ions, iso-electronic series, clusters, and gas-surface interactions. Volume 1 (153 pages for 15 015 data) : 500 FF, plus taxes. Volume 2 (187 pages for 20 677 data): 500 FF, plus taxes. A new version of the database query program (Version 2.1.1) is available on the WWW Server. The last version of the database query program, GAPHYR 3.0, is available. This new version allows one to make queries in the database using 2 reactants. This version requires a larger window, so the consultation may be more or less easy depending on the equipment, system and browser one is using. That is why the old version (GAPHYOR 2.2) will stay available for a while. More information: Denis Humbert, Centre de Donées GAPHYOR Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas, Paris. E-mail: Denis.Humbert@pgp.u-psud.fr

(f) This volume contains selected up-to-date professional papers prepared by specialists from various disciplines related to geosciences and water resources. It provides a forum bringing together contributions, both theoretical and applied, with special attention to Water in Ecosystems, Global Atmospheric Evolution, Space and Earth Remote Sensing, Regional Environmental Changes, Accessing Geoenvironmental Data and Ecotoxicological Issues. Many of the chapters were inspired by work prepared for the 14th CODATA Conference held in Chambéry, France and updated subsequently. 1997. 310 pp., 35 tables and 95 figures, some in color. Hardcover: ISBN 3-540-61947-X SPIN 1055332, approx. $119. Order from Springer-Verlag, Postfach 31 13 40, D-10643 Berlin, Germany.

(g) The series Data and Knowledge in a Changing World covers the quality and accessibility of quantitative and qualitative data, classical and ground-breaking methods by which numeric and symbolic data are acquired, analyzed, and managed. The current volume is devoted to the specific information problems of the industrial world. It covers: Creative Design and its Cognitive Components, Artificial Intelligence in Knowledge Based Systems, Modeling Tools for Knowledge Discovery, Industrial Information Tools, Industrial Information Exchange, Information Seeking Strategies, and Information Resources. 1996, XVIII, 293 pp, 102 figures, 8 tables. Hardcover, ISBN 3-540-61457-5. DM 148,-; õS 1080,40; sFr 130,50. Order from Springer-Verlag (cf. [f])

(h) Full version ASCII source files on diskette for 1996 release of 1508 chemicals, Version 11.0 - Database II, $5200. Demo version of 12 chemicals available to demonstrate depth of coverage and coding format for ASCII files. Education Version containing 100 most common chemicals with property constants and temperature-dependent coefficients was corrected and updated in 1996, $75. This is a great teaching tool and can be duplicated in-house without restriction. Contact: Standard Reference Data, NIST, 221/A320, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Ph (301) 975-2208, Fax (301) 926-0416, e-mail SRDATA@enh.nist.gov.

(i) New WINDOWS PC Version 11.3 containing 1508 chemicals with constants, coefficients, references, user callable interface to port data to other software, $2395. It can provide also ASCII source files Version 11.0 with 1508 chemicals, $4900. Contact: Technical Database Services, Inc. (TDS), 135 West 50th St., New York, NY 10020-1201, Ph (212) 245-0044, Fax (212) 247-0587.

(j) Chemical Abstracts Service - STN on-line access to 1996 release containing 1508 chemicals. Contact: STN International, 2540 Olentangy River Road, P.O. Box 3012, Columbus, OH 43210-0012, Ph (800) 848-6538 x 3731, Fax (614) 447-3713.

(k) Hard copy version containing Core Edition with Supplements 1-6 covering 1458 chemicals in five-volume loose leaf fully integrated set. Contains constants, coefficients, references, ISBN 1-56032-596-8, $999. Contact: Taylor & Francis, 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007-1598, Ph (800) 821-8312, Fax (215) 785-5515.

(l) First three of a four volume hard-bound set of property tables are now available covering following binary mixture properties with composition and temperature dependence: critical properties, density, diffusion coefficient, solubility, surface tension, thermal conductivity, viscosity. Part 1 contains 459 mixture-property tables, 1993, 994 pp., ISBN 0-8169-0580-0, $300 US/$420 Intl. Part 2 contains 445 mixture-property tables, 1994, ISBN 0-8169-0622-X, $275 US/$385 Intl. Part 3 contains 567 mixture-property tables, 1996, ISBN 0-8169-0699-8, $325 US/$455 Intl. Contact: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 345 East 47th St., New York, NY 10017-2395, Ph (800) 242-4363, outside US and Canada (212) 705-8100, Fax (212) 705-8400. Fourth part scheduled for publication summer 1997.

(m) Electronic version of data tables from Parts 1-2-3 of hard copy set. DIPMIX__Database Version 3.0 contains 1276 mixture-property tables, 1996, $795. Final Version 4.0 to be released in summer 1997 will contain 2179 mixture-property tables. Contact: Sonja Allbritton, Data Distribution, Thermodynamics Research Center, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-3111, Ph (409) 845-5981, Fax (409) 847-8590.

(n) For AIChE 1996 publication catalog, see contact information . Also Ms. Marilyn Williams may be contacted at AIChE for comprehensive 6 pp. DIPPR publication listing with correct literature citations for authors use. Ph (212) 705-7332, Fax (212) 838-8274.