Description
Book SynopsisThe first edition of this book established a niche as the only volume with a wide ranging review of analytical chemistry having a focus specific to environmental science.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised to take full account of the rapid changes and development in the field over the past five years. Separation science, atomic spectroscopy and speciation determinations are areas in which significant developments have been made, and these are reflected in the new edition. The importance of the assessment of the effects of pollutants on real systems has been recognised by the restructuring of the chapter on biological testing and incorporation of a new one on environmental toxicology. Self-assessment questions have been added.
Environmental science was one of the key concerns of the latter part of the twentieth century and will continue to be into the twenty-first. Concerns for environmental protection and public health worldwide have led to extensive legislation. T
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"Environmental chemical analysis is difficult! Finding a book that has the right balance between a detailed treatment of analytical chemistry and a detailed treatment of the environmental context is a considerable challenge. A challenge nevertheless that these authors have risen to…. It would be useful for analytical and environmental chemistry courses, and is affordable by students." (Chemistry in Britain)
Table of Contents
Contributors v
Preface to First Edition xvii
Preface to Second Edition xix
Part I: General Principles and Techniques 1
1 Introduction 3
F. W. Fifield and P. J. Haines
2 Analytical Environmental Data: Assessment and Interpretation 13
F. W. Fifield
3 Chemical Principles 36
P. J. Haines
4 Titrimetry and Gravimetry 76
F. W. Fifield
5 Separation Techniques 91
F. W. Fifield
6 General Principles of Spectrometry 118
P. J. Haines
7 Atomic Spectrometry 134
F. W. Fifield
8 Molecular Spectrometry 161
P. J. Haines
9 Measurement of Ionising Radiations and Radionuclides 203
F. W. Fifield
10 Electroanalytical Techniques 220
E. Buckley-Dhoot
11 Thermal Methods of Analysis 253
P. J. Haines
12 Biological Indicators 280
R. Manly
Part II: Specific Applications 307
13 Speciation 309
G. I. Christie
14 The Analysis of Atmospheric Samples 326
C. K. Laird
15 Trace Elements 360
N. I. Ward
16 Environmental Radiation and Radioactivity 393
F. W. Fifield
17 Contaminated Landsites 411
F. W. Fifield
18 The Analysis of Water 419
F. W. Fifield
19 The Determination of Trace Amounts of Organic Compounds 429
C. J. Welch
20 Ecotoxicology 452
R.Manley
Glossary 471
Index 480
