Environmental Contaminants

Preface.
 

Series Preface.
 

Glossary of Terms.
 
1.0 Contaminated land and the link to human health.
 
1.1 Introduction.
 
1.2 Soil Guideline Values.
 
1.3 Risk to humans.
 
1.4 An approach to assess contaminated soils relative to soil guidelines values.
 
1.4.1 Mean value test.
 
1.4.2 Maximum value test.
 
1.5 Summary.
 
1.6 References.
 
2.0 Sample preparation and analytical techniques for elemental analysis of environmental contaminants.
 
2.1 Introduction.
 
2.2 Sample preparation for elemental analysis.
 
2.2.1 Solid samples.
 
2.2.2 Liquid samples.
 
2.3 Atomic absorption spectroscopy.
 
2.4 Atomic Emission Spectroscopy.
 
2.5 Inorganic Mass Spectrometry.
 
2.5.1 Interferences in ICP-MS.
 
2.6 X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.
 
2.7 Electrochemistry.
 
2.8 Hyphenated Techniques.
 
2.9 Comparison of elemental analytical techniques.
 
2.10 Selected resources on elemental analytical techniques.
 
2.10.1 Specific books on atomic spectroscopy.
 
2.10.2 Specific books on electroanalytical techniques.
 
2.11 Summary.
 
3.0 Sample preparation and analytical techniques for persistent organic pollutant analysis of environmental contaminants. 3.1 Introduction.
 
3.2 Sample preparation for persistent organic pollutant analysis.
 
3.2.1 Solid samples.
 
3.2.2 Liquid samples.
 
3.3 Gas chromatography.
 
3.4 High performance liquid chromatography.
 
3.5 Interfacing chromatography and mass spectrometry.
 
3.6 Comparison of persistent organic pollutant analytical techniques.
 
3.7 Selected resources on persistent organic pollutant techniques.
 
3.7.1 Specific books on chromatography.
 
3.8 Summary.
 
4.0 Methods used to assess bioavailability of metals.
 
4.1 Non-exhaustive extraction

John R. Dean took his first degree in chemistry at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), followed by an M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation at Loughborough University of Technology, and finally a Ph.D. and D.I.C. in Physical Chemistry at the Imperial College of Science and Technology (University of London). He then spent two years as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Food Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Norwich, in Conjunction with the Polytechnic of the South West in Plymouth. His work there was focused on the development of directly coupled high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry methods for trace element speciation in foodstuffs. This was followed by a temporary lectureship in Inorganic Chemistry at Huddersfield Polytechinc. In 1988, he was appointed to a lectureship in Inorganic/Analytical chemistry at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University). This was followed by promotion to Senior Lecturer (1990), Reader (1994), Principal Lecturer (1998) and Associate Dean (Research) (2004). He was also awarded a personal chair in 2004. In 1998, he was awarded a D.Sc. (University of London) in Analytical and Environmental Science and was the recipient of the 23rd Society for Analytical Chemistry (SAC) Silver Medal in 1995. He has published extensively in analytical and environmental science. He is an active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Analytical Division, having served as a member of the atomic spectroscopy group for 15 years (10 as Honorary Secretary), as well as a past Chairman (1997 1999). He has served on the Analytical Division Council for Three terms and is a former Vice President (2002 2004), as well as a past Chairman of the North East Region of the RSC (2001 2003).