Environmental Analysis: Techniques, Applications and Quality Assurance (Techniques and Instrumentation in Analytical Chemistry) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444896481 ISBN 13: 9780444896483

Publisher: Elsevier Science, 1993

Synopsis

Three aspects of environmental analysis are treated in this book: the use of various analytical techniques, their applications to trace analysis of pollutants, mainly organic compounds, and quality assurance aspects, including the use of certified reference materials for quality control of the whole analytical process.

The book is divided into four parts. Part I considers field sampling techniques and sample handling. Matrices, such as air, water, sediments and biota, are treated in various chapters.

The second part covers the application areas. Compounds of interest include PCBs, PAHs, phenolic compounds, pesticides, detergents, radionuclides, marine toxins and organometallics.

Part III comprises analytical quality assurance in environmental programmes. There is an increasing demand for more reliable and accurate data. This part reflects the conflicting viewpoints of different authors and American and EEC standards.

The last part of the book is devoted to the implementation of novel and emerging analytical techniques, including a variety of hyphenated methods.
The book will serve as a general reference for post-graduate students as well as a practical reference for environmental chemists who need to use the analytical techniques for environmental studies. Analytical chemists needing information on the complexity of environmental sample matrices and interferences will also find this an invaluable reference.

About this title

Review

...is well balanced and focuses on appropriately related areas. It is an admirably organized text, providing a balance that will permit the specialist to obtain a review of specific areas of environmental analysis and also serves as a reference for these topics.
Trends in Analytical Chemistry
This is a well written and presented book which fulfills a much needed requirement within the ever growing and increasingly complex field of environmental analyses.
Journal of Chromatography A
It is a pleasure to say, that this book may be recommended as a necessary compendium for all analysts interested to environmental topics.
Chemia Analityczna

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444896481
• ISBN 13: 9780444896483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 646
• Editor: Barcelo Damia