This comprehensive series of volumes on inorganic chemistry provides inorganic chemists with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Every volume reports recent progress with a significant, up-to-date selection of papers by internationally recognized researchers, complemented by detailed discussions and complete documentation. Each volume features a complete subject index and the series includes a cumulative index as well.
This comprehensive series of volumes on inorganic chemistry provides inorganic chemists with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Every volume reports recent progress with a significant, up-to-date selection of papers by internationally recognized researchers, complemented by detailed discussions and complete documentation. Each volume features a complete subject index and the series includes a cumulative index as well.
Inorganic trace compounds such as heavy metals have to be identified very frequently in the analysis of food and the environment. Using up-to-date examples, practice-oriented experts describe the detection and identification of these compounds. Readers will find in the tips and tricks valuable aids in solving their own analytical problems. The spectrum of methods covered ranges from ICP-MS and electrochemical methods to ion chromatography. For several years Lothar Matter has conducted successful training seminars on inorganic trace analysis in food and environmental matrices for the German Chemical Society. The topics covered in this book are based on his years of experience.
Validierung als Eignungsnachweis fur die Qualitat der Analytik wird heute von jedem Auftraggeber und Kunden erwartet. Damit stehen Laborleitung und Qualtitatsmanagement vor den Fragen wie: – Was mu? unbedingt validiert werden und welche Aussagekraft haben Validierungsdaten? – Was wird von wem vorgegeben und wo sind wir frei? – Wie konnen wir schnell und kostengunstig, aber richtig validieren? Die Antworten lassen sich jetzt mit diesem Handbuch finden. Es bietet neben einer Einfuhrung in die Grundsatze und Praxis der Validierung insbesondere: – Eine Anleitung zum okonomischen Umgang mit der Validierung, um Kosten zu senken – Anerkannte Alternativen zur Validierung – Praktische Fallbeispiele von erfahrenen Fachleuten aus den Bereichen Spektroskopie, Chromatographie, Titrimetrie, Probenvorbereitung und Mikrobiologie sowie Software und computerisierte Analysensysteme. Das Buch enthalt zahlreiche Tabellen, Checklisten und Flie?schemata. Es wird abgerundet mit einem Glossar, nutzlichen Adressen, Namen relevanter Organisationen und einem Software- und Literaturuberblick. Es ist die erweiterte Fassung der praktischen Einfuhrung «Validierung in der Analytik» vom selben Autor.
Often too little attention is given to the sampling before and after actual instrumental measurement. This leads to errors, despite increasingly sensitive analytical systems. This is one of the first books to pay proper attention to representative sampling. It offers an overview of the most common techniques used today for taking environmental samples. The techniques are clearly presented, yield accurate and reproducible results and can be used to sample – air – water – soils and sediments – plants and animals. A comprehensive handbook, this volume provides an excellent starting point for researchers in the rapidly expanding field of environmental analysis.
It is increasingly recognized that the greatest risks of error in environmental analysis lie in the sample preparation rather than the analysis stage. This book describes the precautions that must be taken from the sampling to the sample pretreatment via the storage stage to assure good quality. Typical pitfalls – and recommendations for avoiding them – are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the monitoring of trace contaminants in environmental matrices (e. g., water, sediment, plants, air). This book, based on the experience of specialists, constitutes an invaluable guide to the quality assurance relevant to environmental chemists.
Environmental technology plays an increasingly important role in today's world. This has led to many new developments in legislation and monitoring of environmental pollutants. A comprehensive treatment of these current trends is presented in this book. The reader is helped by a sound understanding of modern instrumental methods such as GC/MS, thermal desorption and purge-trap methods, that are available to meet these legal requirements. Many practical applications assist familiarization with these techniques. This work pays particular attention to methods of monitoring different types of chemicals ranging from pesticides to industrial pollutants. The description of the different design aspects of instruments and their effects on analysis aids the development of precise instrumental methods for the various specific problems in quality assurance.
This comprehensive and unique handbook of split and splitless injection techniques has been completely revised and updated. This new edition offers: – New insights concerning sample evaporation in the injector – Information about matrix effects – A new chapter on injector design The real processes within the injector are for the first time visualized and explained by the CD-ROM included in the book. Furthermore the reader will understand the concepts of injection techniques and get a knowledge of the sources of error. The handbook also includes many practical guidelines. From reviews of former editions: «This substantial book is on injection techniques alone, which … demonstrates this can have many pitfalls … no one should be allowed to direct a laboratory doing quantitative analysis by GC without first being thoroughly familar with this book …» The Analyst «This is a detailed reference volume filled with practical suggestions and techniques for managing split and splitless injection in the day-to-day world of the working gas chromatographer. It will be useful … for anyone who must work hands-on with GC.» Journal of High Resolution Chromatography
An overview of the techniques used to examine supramolecular aggregates from a methodological point of view. Edited by a rising star in the community and an experienced author, this is a definitive survey of useful modern analytical methods for understanding supramolecular chemistry, from NMR to single-molecule spectroscopy, from electron microscopy to extraction methods. A definitive study of this field touching many interdisciplinary areas such as molecular devices, biology, bioorganic chemistry, material science, and nanotechnology.
Statistical techniques have assumed an integral role in both the interpretation and quality assessment of analytical results. In this book the range of statistical methods available for such tasks are described in detail, with the advantages and disadvantages of each technique clarified by use of examples. With a focus on the essential practical application of these techniques the book also includes sufficient theory to facilitate understanding of the statistical principles involved. Statistical Treatment of Analytical Data is written for professional analytical chemists in industry, government and research institutions who require a practical understanding of the application of statistics in day to day activities in the analytical laboratory. It is also for students who require further and detailed information that may not be available directly in a typical undergraduate course.