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manual for some marine chemists as well as being an introduction to the subject for some students. T. R. PARSONS Institute of Oceanography University of British Columbia Vancouver REFERENCES SHELDON, R. W. 1972. Size separation of marine seston by membrane and glass-fiber filters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 17 : 494-498. -, AND W. H. SUTCLIFFE. 1969. Retention of marine particles by screens and filters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 14: 441-444.

aspects of the subject are treated with equal thoroughness. Readers of Limnology and Oceanography with particular interest in the hydraulics of fluid flow may find their favorite topic is shortchanged, Anyone interested in weathering will have to read someone elses book altogether. But then what do you want for $31.10? The obvious appeal will be to sedimentologists. Marine geologists, geomorphologists, petroleum geologists, and many others ought to be interested, too. JOHN T. WHETTEN Department of Geological University of Washington Seattle 98195 Sciences

PETTIJOHN, F. J., P. E. POTTER, AND R. &EVER. 1972. Sand and sandstone. Springer-Verlag, New York. xvi + 618 p. $31.10. Sand and sandstone fits nicely with the growing number of All you wanted to know about . . . but were afraid to ask books. Who would have guessed that there are more than 85.7 x 10% grains of sand in the crust of the earth, and how many of us fail to credit the kids sandbox industry as an important economic use of sand? An encyclopedia of trivia? Far from it. Sand and sandstone is a well-written and nicely illustrated summary of much of what is known about the geology of the most rewarding of all sediments. Surely much of the books success is due to the leading role the authors themselves have played in the study of sand, and in the remarkable way they have been able to integrate their work and that of others in this 600-page volume. The book has been in the works for some time. In 1964 the authors collaborated on a week-long conference on sandstone that was repeated in 1965 with a lengthy syllabus which ultimately evolved into Sand and sandstone. Having made good use of the syllabus, I am pleased to see that the book retains the basic format, and a great deal has been added. The book is in four parts. Part I: fundamental properties of sandstones (mineral and chemical composition, texture, sedimentary structures, and bedding) ; Part II: petrography ( illustrated with superb photomicrographs ) ; Part III : processes that form sand and sandstone (provenance, transport, deposition, and diagenesis ) ; and Part IV: broader aspects of sand deposition (sand bodies and environment sandstones, sedimentary basins, and continental evolution). In my view the highlights of the book are the sections on sandstone petrography, diagenesis, and environments of sand accumulation. References deserve special mention, for the obvious care with which they have been selected and for the annotations which accompany many. One should not get the impression that all

JENKINS, D., V. L. SNOEYINK, J. F. FERGUSON, AND J. 0. LECKIE. 1972. AAPSE water chemAmer. Ass. Proistry laboratory manual. fessors Sanit. Eng. (J. F. Malina, Eng. Lab. Bldg., Univ. Texas, Austin). vi + 9 variously paged experiments. $3.00. The stated purpose of the authors in writing this laboratory manual is to fill an educational need in the teaching of sanitary and environmental To this end they have constructed a engineering. balanced laboratory course in the aquatic chemistry germane to these fields. The manual describes laboratory exercises on gravimetric analysis, optical analysis, acid-base reactions, complex formation, solubility equilibria, redox reactions, multiphase equilibria, reaction kinetics, and conductivity. The organization of each exercise follows a logical format with a statement of purpose of the experiment, pertinent references, a discussion of applicable theory, a description of the procedure, all followed by relevant questions and suggestions for analysis of data. Equipment lists and instructions for the preparation of the required reagents are also included. The authors have done an especially good job with the theory sections, which should counteract some of the cookbook tendencies encouraged by use of the APHA and EPA methods manuals (Amer. Public Health Ass. 1971; Environ. The one significantly deProt. Agency 1971). fective theoretical section is in the conductivity exercise, where the authors practically ignore the effect of temperature on the measurement of conductivity. This is particularly serious when the variation of specific conductance of the 0.01 N KC1 standard solution with temperature is also neglected. Although the authors have made no attempt to examine the effects of interferences encountered in complex water samples with their various analytical techniques (and they so state in the preface), this does not seriously damage the theoretical chemistry being presented. If the methods for measuring phosphate, oxygen, chlorine,