This book is primarily intended for the U.G. and P.G. students in chemistry and in fields like agriculture, engineering etc., and also for analysts particularly those fresh from colleges, working in chemistry laboratories. The book is divided into three sections: the first section deals with the basic principles involved in quantitative analysis like volumetric analysis, indicators, instruments commonly used in these analysis etc. The second section deals with methods of analysis of water, fertilizers, manures, plant materials and soils. The methods described could be performed in any laboratory with the apparatus and equipments commonly found in any chemistry laboratory. In the last section (the Appendix), methods of preparation of standard solutions, reagents, standard curves, properties of various filter papers etc., are provided. This book can be used as a text book as well as a reference book by all working in chemistry laboratories.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR U.S. Sree Ramulu
Dr. U.S. Sree Ramulu started his career in 1957 in the Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry of the Agricultural College & Research Institute, Coimbatore (India) and retired in 1994 as Professor of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. He took his Ph.D. in Soil Science in 1966 at the University of California, Riverside (CA., U.S.A) in 1966 under the guidance of Dr. P.F. Pratt and Dr. N.T. Coleman. He held various positions in the Tamil Nadu Department of Agriculture and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He was the recipient of the award for "Best Research Worker in Madras State" in the field of Agricultural Chemistry in 1960; Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in 1963 for doing his Ph.D. in U.S.A.; elected Fellow of the Indian Society of Agricultural Chemists, Indian Society of Soil Science, and Academy of Environmental Biologists. He has published more than 125 scientific articles in International and National Journals in addition to publishing the following books: Chemistry of Insecticides and Fungicides, Methods of Pesticides Analysis, Chemistry of Herbicides, Isotopes in Agriculture, Principles in the Thesis Writing, Dry Farming in India, Management of Water Resources in Agriculture, Reuse of Municipal Sewage and Sludge in Agriculture and Principels in Quantitative Analysis of Waters, Fertilizers, Plants and Soils.
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