Advanced Topics Improvement Projects

This third edition of Analytical Chemistry for Technicians is the culmination and final product of a series of four projects funded by the National Science Foundation s Advanced Technological Education Program and two supporting grants from the DuPont Company. The grant funds have enabled me to utilize an almost limitless reservoir of human and other resources in the development and completion of this manuscript and to vastly improve and update the previous edition. A visible example is the CD that accompanies this book. This CD, which was not part of the previous editions, provides, with a touch of humor, a series of real-world scenarios for students to peruse while studying the related topics in the text. 

Specifications typically address a wide variety of technical and nontechnical topics. Some examples are material requirements, testing requirements, installation or placement instructions, lists of materials or equipment, submittal and schedule requirements, safety and environmental protection needs, permits to be obtained, and coordination with other contractors. In North America, specifications often follow the format of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). The institute s mission is to advance building information management and education of project teams to improve facility performance which they achieve by improving the communication of construction information (CSI 2011). For facility construction, construction products or methods are organized under the divisions listed in Table 8.1. Each division is divided... 

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