Acta Polymerica 39 (1988) Nr. 9 481 poly(styrene). The fraction of "interfacial" poly(styrene) is nearly constant, and, therefore, the A(700 cm-l)/ A(1607 cm-l) ratio decreases by increasing t h e PS content because of the low value of this ratio ( M 3.2) obtained from "bulk" poly(styrene).Assuming the additivity of the absorbances of the "interfacial" and the "bulk" poly(styrene) characterized by the afore-mentioned ratios, it is possible t o calculate the A(700 cm-l)/A(1607 cm-l) ratios as a function of the polymer composition according t o LAMBERT-BEER'S law : =1(700 cm-l) el E2 1 ii(1607 cm-l) = (T c1 + T ") clf2' el, e2 and e3 are the coefficients of absorbance a t 700 cm-1 of the interfacial poly(styrene), a t 700 em-l of the pure bulk poly(styrene), and a t 1607 cm-l as the reference, respec-