Chromatographic Analysis of the Environment : Mass Spectrometry Based Approaches, Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4 ed)

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 Cortes-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 Huang Section 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 Konstantinou Section III: Quality assurance 10: Quality Assurance and Validation: General considerations and trends Roberta Galarini, Simone Moretti, and Giorgio Saluti 11: Proficiency Testing in Environmental Analysis: Achievements and challenges Ch. Alexopoulos, E. Kakoulidis, and E. Lampi 12: Reference Method