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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997

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Characterization of Water Content in Corneal Tissue Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Michael Paul Martinelli
Department: Chemistry

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Conventions, Controversy, and the Environment: a Study of Newspaper Articles Mentioning Environmental Issues Pertaining to the 1988 and 1992 Presidential Campaigns, Robin Oswald
Department: English; Chemistry

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Investigation Into the Compositional Changes of the Cornea After Radial Keratotomy Surgery, Kerry J. Riley
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1996

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High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Identification of Cigarette Smoke Constituents Absorbed By Soft Contact Lenses, Steven Robert Levanduski
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995

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Investigation Into the Effects of Ultraviolet Laser Keratectomy in Bovine Corneal Tissue and Radial Keratotomy Comparison, Todd Michael Bescak
Department: Chemistry

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Characterization of Diseased Tissue Within the Cornea, Chad J. Jessup
Department: Chemistry

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Frozen Puzzle: the Uptake of the Cryopreservatives Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso) and Ethylene Glycol in Bovine Corneas, Dawn Walker
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1993

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Investigation Into the Uptake and Cryopreservative Properties of Ethylene Glycol and Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Bovine and Porcine Corneal Tissue, Daniel Allan Dickey
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1992

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Evaluation of the TLC Separation of Liver Triglycerides, Conya Doss
Department: Chemistry

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Survey of Trace Metals in the Articular Disc of the Temporomandibular Joint Utilizing Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy, Charles S. Henry
Department: Chemistry

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Investigation Into the Mechanism of Ultraviolet-Induced Damage in Bovine and Porcine Corneal Tissue, Kathleen Heppner
Department: Chemistry

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Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform (DRIFT) Spectroscopy As a Means For Quantitatively Analyzing the Absorption of 1-Propanol and 1,2-Propanediol Into the Bovine and Procine Corneas, Andrew L. Robertson
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1991

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Determination of the State and Content of Water in Bovine Corneas Upon Lasing With 2300 Neodymium YAG Laser, Rosanna Nicoletti
Department: Chemistry

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Relationship Between Diseased State and the Lead and Zinc Content in Articular Tissue of the Temporomandibular Joint, James C. Papp
Department: Chemistry

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Evaluation of a New Post-Column Reaction Detector For the Hplc Separation and Quantitation of Liver Triglycerides, Jeremy Martin Shaver
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1990

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Introductory Study of the Desiccation Rate and Mechanism of Bovine Corneal Tissue Utilizing Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis, Matthew E. Hiestand
Department: Chemistry

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Introductory Thermodynamic Study of the Cryopreservation of Corneal Tissue With Antifreeze Glycoproteins By Differential Scanning Calorimetry, L. Wayne Schultz
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1989

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Evaluation of the Folch Extraction Technique, Lenora Anderson
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Zinc Content in the Sclera, Choriod and Retina of Human and Bovine Eyes Using Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Anthony Burke
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of the State and Content of Water in Bovine and Human Corneas As It Pertains to Mccarey-Kaufman Medium Preservation Utilizing Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Nmr Imaging, Stephanie Scierka
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1987

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Thermodynamic Properties and Melting Mechanism of Potassium Pentanoate and Lithium Isobutanoate, Ramin Abhari
Department: Chemistry

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Cyclic Voltammetry Study of the Vitamin B12 Model Complex, Trans-Aqua-(methyl) (2-oximino-11-oximinato-3,10-dimethyl-4,9- diazadodeca-3,9-diene) cobalt(III) Perchlorate, Michael LaVilla
Department: Chemistry

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Thermal Analysis of Potassium Acetate and Potassium Hexanoate, Imrana Malik
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of the State of Content of Water in Bovine Cornea Tissue As It Relates to Donor Graft Preservation Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry, John Papp Jr
Department: Chemistry

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Application of Ion Chromatography in Determining Urinary Oxalate Levels, David Peterjohn
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1986

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The Amish: Attitudes Towards and Practice of Health Care, Trisha S. Rhodes
Department: Chemistry; German Studies

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Study of Magnesium and Strontium Levels in the Enamel and Dentin Layers of Impacted and Erupted Human Teeth and Their Relation to Dental Caries, Charles Ryan
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1985

New Method to Measure the Concentrations of Various Forms of Urinary Oxalate Utilizing High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrochemistry, Michael Gajdzik Jr.
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1984

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Separation of Water Soluble Proteins From Human Cataractous Lenses: An Application of Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Elaine Krochmal
Department: Chemistry

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Application of a Colorimetric Assay to the Study of Urinary Oxalate Excretion and Complexation With Iron, Lauree D. Manning
Department: Chemistry

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Investigation of the Distribution of Fluoride in Human Tooth Enamel, Paula Youngberg
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1982

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Determination of Copper Concentrations in Human Cataractous and Non-Cataractous Lenses By Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry, Richard Bowers
Department: Chemistry

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Water Content and Elemental Analysis of Cataractous and Normal Lenses By Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry, Lois Calian
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Urinary Oxalate Levels and Variation in the Presence of Iron, Elaine Turley
Department: Chemistry

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Study of Trace Elements in Human Tooth Enamel and Dentin and Their Relation to Dental Caries Prevalence, David Willey
Department: Chemistry

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Investigation of the Fluoride Content in Human Tooth Enamel and Dentin and Its Relationship With Other Trace Elements, Carole Youngberg
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1981

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Investigation of the Relationship Between Sulfydryl Groups and Trace Elements in Human Cataractous Lenses, Michael Bianconi
Department: Chemistry

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Isolation and Attempted Characterization of Photoproducts Formed Upon Illumination of Deoxyguanosine and Riboflavin, Andrew Dixon
Department: Chemistry

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Trace Element Analysis of Human Tooth Enamel and Dentin From Fluoridated Communities By Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy and Potentiomentric Fluoride Analysis, Bruce R. Smith
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1980

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Multiple Element Analysis of Human Cataractous Lenses By Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy, Stephen McElvany
Department: Chemistry

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Electrochemistry of Vanadium, John T. Stults
Department: Chemistry

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Effect of Denervation on the Release of Acetylcholinesterase From Muscle, Dale Swift
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1979

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Determination of Cadmium in Human Cataractous Lenses By Atomic Absorption Flame Spectroscopy, Sara T. MacMillan
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Copper in Human Cataract Lenses By Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry, Alvin H. Weintraub
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of the Copper Concentrations in Solutions Containing Human Cataractous Lenses, Leslie Woods
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1977

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The Determination of Zinc, Cadmium, Leader, and Copper in Human Eye Lenses and Human Eye Cataract Lenses by Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry, Zvavahera M. Chirenje
Department: Chemistry

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Enzymatic Method For Lactose Analysis and Its Application to Bovine Mammary Secretions, Wesley Jacobs
Department: Chemistry

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Fibrinogen: a Study of An Assay and a Study of a Blood Problem, Curtis Lockhart
Department: Chemistry

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Analysis of the Purity of Commercial Preparations of Reduced B-Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide By High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Robert Pfoff
Department: Chemistry

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Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Soybean Nodules For Organic Acids, Holly Walter
Department: Chemistry

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Search For Nickel Carbonyl in Smoldering Nickel Treated Papers and in Mainstream Cigarette Smoke, John Wise
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1976

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Pyridinium Bromide Perbromide As An Analytical Reagent For So2 Analysis in Ambient Air, Eronmwonse C. Ighodalo
Department: Chemistry

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Determination of Zinc, Cadmium, Lead, and Copper in Human Cataract Lenses By Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry, Jeffrey Peters
Department: Chemistry

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Water Quality Study of the Wooster Municipal Water, Daryl A. Roston
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1975

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Determination of Trace Metal Concentration in Senile Cataractous Lenses, Robert Crawford
Department: Chemistry

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Isolation and Characterization of An Inhibitor of Lactate Dehydrogenase Found in Reduced B-Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Thomas Kazembe
Department: Chemistry

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Survey of the Organic Contaminant of Vacutainer Blood Sample Collection Tubes, Brenda Miller
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1974

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Determination of Trace Metal Concentration in Human Eye Tissue, David M. Foy
Department: Chemistry

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Attempted Development of a Method For the Analysis of 5,5-Diphenylhdantoin in Biological Fluids, Paul R. Reiman
Department: Chemistry

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Isolation and Characterization of An Inhibitor Found in Reduced B-Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Brian Steg
Department: Chemistry

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Techniques For Trace Metal Analysis of Biological Samples, Patricia J. Vittum
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1972

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Return to the Near-Infrared, Kyle E. Dolbow
Department: Chemistry

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Development of An Assay Procedure For Serum Containing Elevated Concentrations of Lactate Dehydrogenase, Linda Mandorf
Department: Chemistry

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Proposed Ion-Exchange Column Method For the Separation of Drugs From Biological Fluids, Fred Vermeulen
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1971

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Potentiometric Determination of the Concentration of Active Subtilisin, Elizabeth Daugherty
Department: Chemistry

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Exploration of the Near Infrared in Determining the Extent of Deuteration, Jeffrey D. Stillson
Department: Chemistry

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Biohydrogenation, James H. Thomas
Department: Chemistry

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Water Pollution?, Judith Titzel
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1970

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Study of the Combustion Process Occurring in the Diesel Engine, John C. Colwell
Department: Chemistry

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Development and Use of An Instrument For Direct Injection Titrimetry, Burrell C. Culp Jr.
Department: Chemistry

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Enzyme Assay and the Detection of Myocardial Infarction: A Recommendation for the Clinical Laboratory Which Services a Cardiac Care Unit, Lee Eberhardt
Department: Chemistry

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Computer-Aided Prodiction of Thermometric Titration Curves, Wayne Hostetler
Department: Chemistry

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Pyridinium Bromide Perbromide As An Analytical Reagent, Stuart G. Wakeham
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1969

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Reaction of 1, 1, 2, 2-Tetracyanocyclopropane With Sodium Hydroxide, James F. Eliason
Department: Chemistry

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Thermometric Titrimetry As Applied to Analytical Separation of Reaction Mixtures, Mark S. Zahniser
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1968

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A Study of the Reactions of N-Chloro-l-amino-l-methylcyclopentane, Richard A. Amos
Department: Chemistry

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The Isolation and Structural Classification of the Principal Urinary Pigment, Judith E. Barbaras
Department: Chemistry

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The Preparation and Alkaline Hydrolysis of Selected Sterically-Hindered Aromatic Esters to Observe the B(al)^2 Mechanism, David Bateman
Department: Chemistry

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Partial Study of the Vibrational Spectra of Compounds Related to Sulfoxylic Acid, Luis H. Blanco
Department: Chemistry

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The Infrared Analysis of 1, 3, 5- Tricyanobenzene, David O. Bostrom
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis of an Optically Active Polymer for the Resolution of Racemic Mixtures of Alcohols, Thomas L. Bowman
Department: Chemistry

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London Forces and Reaction Rates. The Study of the Rate of "Dabco" and Butyl Halides in Various Solvents, Barbara J. Carpenter
Department: Chemistry

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Thin-Layer Chromatography of Metal Chelates: Use of 8-Hydroxyquinoline, William Chappell
Department: Chemistry

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The Synthesis of Aziridinium Perchlorates, William M. Chew
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1967

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A Structure Analysis of Hexacyanoisobutylenediide (2-dicyanomethylene-1,1,3,3-tetracyanopropanediide), William C. Flewelling
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis of an Optically Active Polymer for Use in the Resolution of Alcohols, John W. Kirk
Department: Chemistry

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Synthesis and Mercuric Acetate Oxidation of 1,2,2,4,5,5 -hexamethylpiperazine, John W. Schaeffer
Department: Chemistry

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A Study of Sodium Beta-Oxyhyponitrite, Gordon A. Shaw Jr
Department: Chemistry

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The Reaction of Tetracyanoethylene Oxide with Iodide, Marguerite L. Sherman
Department: Chemistry

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The Use of Pyridinium Bromide Perbromide as an Analytical Reagent for Aromatic Amines, Betty Wilson
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1966

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An Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Angeli's Salt, Keith A. Baker
Department: Chemistry

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A Volumetric Study of Borohydride in Non-aqueous Media, Stephen Jerold Chentow
Department: Chemistry

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Azomethines from 8-Aminoquinoline and 6-Methoxy-8-Aminoquinoline, Bruce Alan Collins
Department: Chemistry

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A Metabolite of the Nitrofuran Drug Furazolidone, Gordon Leigh Cook
Department: Chemistry

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The Chemistry of Tetracyanoethylene Oxide, Joseph Avery Head III
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1965

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Mercury-Mercury Sulfide Electrode Continued; Potentiometric Titration of Mercury (II) and Mixtures Involving Silver, Lead and Cadmium; Some Electrode Response Data, Charles Manning
Department: Chemistry

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Conductimetric Titrations of Weak Acids in Tetramethylguanidine, Charles Templeton
Department: Chemistry

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Controlled Potential Polarography of Borohydride Compounds, John Travis
Department: Chemistry

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1964

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Coulometric Generation and Use of the Titrant Tetrabutylammonium Hydroxide in Non-Aqueous Media, Janice Hickey
Department: Chemistry

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Potentiometric Titrations of Silver, Lead, and Cadmium With Thioacetamide Using a Mercury-Mercury Sulfide Indicator Electrode, Stanley Piekarski
Department: Chemistry