Trace Analysis

ContentsContributors Preface Contents of Previous Volumes Section 1. Biological Fluids and Tissues Recent Developments in the Determination of Carbonyl Compounds in Biological Fluids and Tissues I. Introduction II. Nonchromatographic Methodologies III. Chromatographie Methodologies without Derivatization IV. Chromatography of Derivatized Compounds V. Conclusions References Recent Developments in Enzymatic Methods for Clinical Analysis I. Introduction II. New Techniques in Clinical Analysis III. Commercial Instruments References Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Residues in Primate Tissues and Fluids I. Introduction II. Materials III. Methodology References Analysis of Ascorbic Acid and Related Compounds in Fluids and Tissues I. Introduction II. Chemical Properties of Ascorbic Acid and Its Oxidation Products III. Extracting Ascorbic Acid and Dehydroascorbic Acid IV. Determination of Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, and Diketogulonic Acid V. Determination of Compounds Related to Ascorbic Acid References Recent Developments in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antiepileptic Drugs I. Introduction II. Chromatography III. Immunochemical Assays IV. Conclusions References Section 2. Environmental Analysis Determination of Environmental Pollutants by Direct Fluorescence Spectroscopy I. Introduction II. Basic Aspects III. Fluorescence Spectroscopy IV. Oil Pollution V. Other Applications VI. Concluding Remarks References Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Combustion Emissions I. Introduction II. Sample Preparation III. Gas Chromatography IV. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography V. Mass Spectrometry VI. Fluorescence and Phosphorescence References Index