Description
Book SynopsisProvides the basic skills and information required to prepare an environmental sample for analysis. Divided into two sections, Inorganic Analysis and Organic Analysis, this book covers techniques such as atomic spectroscopy and chromatography.
Trade Review"...covers one of the most neglected areas in environmental trace analysis, namely that of sample preparation." (Environment Times , January 2003)
“…covers one of the most neglected areas in environmental trace analysis…very detailed, highly illustrated, and easy to read” (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 2004)
Table of ContentsSeries Preface.
Preface.
Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols.
About the Author.
Basic Laboratory Skills.
Investigative Approach for Sample Preparation.
Sampling.
Storage of Samples.
SAMPLE PREPARATION OF INORGANIC ANALYSIS.
Solids.
Liquids – Natural and Waste Waters.
SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR ORGANIC ANALYSIS.
Solids.
Liquids.
Volatile Compounds.
Pre-Concentration Using Solvent Evaporation.
Instrumental Techniques for Trace Analysis.
Recording of Information in the Laboratory and Selected Resources.
Responses to Self-Assessment Questions.
Glossary of Terms.
SI Units and Physical Constants.
Periodic Table.
Index.
