Handbook of nuclear chemistry, volumes 1-5. A. Vértes, S. Nagy, Z. Klencsár (Eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. 2003. lviii + 2,444 pp, hardcover 16.7×24.6 cm. [euro] 1,600.00, US$ 1,575.00, GBP 1,000.00. ISBN 1-4020-1305-1

Book reviewHandbook of nuclear chemistry, volumes 15. A. Vrtes,S. Nagy, Z. Klencsr (Eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers,

Dordrecht. 2003. lviii + 2,444 pp, hardcover 16.724.6 cm.

1,600.00, US$ 1,575.00, GBP 1,000.00. ISBN 1-4020-1305-1On my desk I have these five volumes, each of which

comprises about 500 pages and documents the present

knowledge on nuclear chemistry. The five volumes are

entitled The Basics of Nuclear Science, Elements and

Isotopes: Formation, Transformation, Distribution, Chemical Applications of Nuclear Reactions and Radiations,

Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry in Life

Sciences and Instrumentation, Separation Techniques,

Environmental Issues. Viewed together, they constitute a

real encyclopaedia...