Analytical laboratory at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The history of the formation and development of the analytical laboratory a t (lie title institute is considered. This laboratory was initially organiz ed for studying the composition of high-purity substances and compound semi conductors and for development of the analytical chemistry of noble metals. At present, the laboratory is developing the elemental and substantial ana lysis of environmental samples. The roles played by Doctor of Chemistry. Pr ofessor I.G. Yudelevich, the founder of the laboratory, and other scientist s, his colleagues and former students, are discussed.