Sample Handling and Trace Analysis of Pollutants

Part headings and selected chapters: Field Sampling Techniques and Sample Preparation. Sample handling strategies for the analysis of organic compounds in environmental water samples (M.-C. Hennion). Applications of microwave-assisted extraction in environmental analysis (V. Lopez-Avila). Sample handling and analysis of pesticides and their transformation products in water matrices by liquid chromatographic techniques (D. Barceló). Application Areas. Environmental applications of gas chromatography-atomic emission detection (H. Bagheri et al.). Methods for the determination and evaluation of chlorinated biphenyls (CBs) in environmental matrices (D.E. Wells, P. Hess).Liquid chromatographic and biorecognition techniques for the determination of phenols and their substituted derivatives in water samples (G.A. Marko-Varga). HPLC methods for the determination of mycotoxins and phytotoxins (J.F. Lawrence, P.M. Scott). Determination of radionuclides in environmental samples (V. Valković). Determination of organic pollutants in industrial wastewater effluents (M. Castillo, D. Barceló). Quality Assurance, Reference Materials and Chemometrics. Certified reference materials for the quality control of measurements in environmental monitoring (E.A. Maier). Emerging Techniques. Application of capillary electrophoresis in environmental analysis (J. Riu, D. Barceló). Application of fluorescence spectroscopic techniques in determination of PAHs and PAH metabolites (F. Ariese et al.). LC/MS interfacing systems in environmental analysis: applications to polar pesticides (J. Slobodík, U.A.Th. Brinkman). Organometallic compounds determination in the environment by hyphenated techniques (R. Ritsema, O.F.X. Donard). Fundamentals and applications of biosensors for environmental analysis (M.-P. Marco).