Handbook of Elemental Specification.Vol.1

List of Contributors.
 
Preface.
 
Technical Abbreviations and Acronyms.
 
1 Introduction.
 

2 Sampling: Collection, Storage.
 
2.1 Sampling: Collection, Processing and Storage of Environmental Samples.
 
2.2 Sampling of Clinical Samples: Collection and Storage.
 
2.3 Food: Sampling with Special Reference to Legislation, Uncertainty and Fitness for Purpose.
 
2.4 Sampling: Collection, Storage - Occupational Health.
 
3 Sample Preparation.
 
3.1 Sample Treatment for Speciation Analysis in Biological Samples.
 
3.2 Sample Preparation Techniques for Elemental Speciation Studies.
 
3.3 Sample Preparation - Fractionation (Sediments, Soils, Aerosols and Fly Ashes).
 
4 Separation Techniques.
 
4.1 Liquid Chromatography.
 
4.2 Gas Chromatography and Other Gas Based Methods.
 
4.3 Capillary Electrophoresis in Speciation Analysis.
 
4.4 Gel Electrophoresis for Speciation Purposes.
 
5 Detection.
 
5.1 Atomic Absorption and Atomic Emission Spectrometry.
 
5.2 Flow Injection Atomic Spectrometry for Speciation.
 
5.3 Detection by ICP-Mass Spectrometry.
 
5.4 Plasma Source Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry: a Powerful Tool for Elemental Speciation.
 
5.5 Glow Discharge Plasmas as Tunable Sources for Elemental Speciation.
 
5.6 Electrospray Methods for Elemental Speciation.
 
5.7 Elemental Speciation by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with High Resolution Instruments.
 
5.8 On-line Elemental Speciation with Functionalised Fused Silica Capillaries in Combination with DIN-ICP-MS.
 
5.9 Speciation Analysis by Electrochemical Methods.
 
5.10 Future Instrumental Development for Speciation.
 
5.11 Biosensors for Monitoring of Metal Ions.
 
5.12 Possibilities Offered by Radiotracers for Method Development in Elemental Speciation Analysis and for Metabolic and

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