". . .provides an integrated coverageof analytical method for the determination of basic components. . . .these chapters are elaborated excellently and in detail. . ..a very good collection of analytical methods applicable for water analysis. . ..The aim of the book is to provide a comprehensiveview of water analysis including parts of water chemistry and it is possible to state that this approach was successful."

Acta Veterinaria Brno, 2001

" … an indispensable, up-to-date resource for any environmental chemist, but also vital for almost any chemist…clearly one of the book’s strengths is the wide scope of water-related topics treated. Chapters include sampling methods…tables are clear and easy to understand. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals."

A.S. Casparian, Wentworth Institute of Technology, in CHOICE, Vol, 45, No. 6, February 2008

"Maintaining the detailed and accessible style of the original, this edition demonstrates water sampling and preservation methods by enumerating different ways to measure chemical and radiological characteristics and giving step-by-step descriptions of separation, residue determination, and cleanup techniques for a variety of fresh water and salt water…the editor distills a wealth of knowledge into a single accessible reference…"

The Journal of the American Water Resources Association, August 2008