Chromatographic Analysis of the Environment

This detailed handbook covers different chromatographic analysis techniques and chromatographic data for compounds found in air, water, soil, and sludge. The new edition outlines developments relevant to environmental analysis, especially when using chromatographic mass spectrometric techniques. It addresses new issues, new lines of discussion,

Leo M.L. Nollet, PhD, is an editor and associate editor of numerous books. He edited all three editions of Food Analysis by HPLC and Handbook of Food Analysis, as well as co-edited Safety Analysis of Foods of Animal Origin and Sensory Analysis of Foods of Animal Origin. Dimitra Lambropoulou, PhD, is assistant professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Chemistry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She coedited the book Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks.

Preface Section I: Separation 1: Gas chromatography mas spectrometry: Basic concepts and instrumentation Basil Munjanja 2: GC-MS and LC-MS based screening and targeted profiling methods for environmental analysis Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern and Bruce Petrie 3: High resolution mass spectrometric techniques for structural characterization and determination of organic pollutants in the environment Nuria Cortés-Francisco and Josep Caixach 4: Application of thermal desorption mass spectrometry for the analysis of environmental pollutants Steven Sai Hang Ho, Judith C. Chow, Jian Zhen Yu,, John G. Watson, Jun-Ji Cao, Yu HuangSection II: Sample preparation and sampling strategies 5: Sample preparation methods for determination of pollutants in solid and complex environmental matrices C. Goncalves, M.A.D. Sousa, V.G. Samaras, C.M.R Almeida, M.C.P. Basto 6: Application of novel materials in sample treatment and separation: Clean-up and chromatographic improvements N. Fontanals 7: Advances in sample preparation for molecular imprinting in environmental applications Dimitra Lambropoulou, George Z. Kyzas, and Dimitrios Bikiaris 8: Sample preparation methods for determination of pollutants in air samples Francisco Pena-Pereira and Jacek Namie-nik 9: Passive sampling strategies for environmental monitoring in air and aquatic environment Anna-Akrivi Thomatou and Ioannis KonstantinouSection III: Quality assurance 10: Quality Assurance and Validation: General considerations and trends Roberta Galarini, SimoneMoretti, and Giorgio Saluti 11: Proficiency Testing in Environmental Analysis: Achievements and challenges Ch. Alexopoulos, E. Kakoulidis, and E. Lampi 12: Reference Method