Methods for environmental trace analysis / John R. Dean.

By:

Dean, John R

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Analytical techniques in the sciencesPublication details: New York : J. Wiley, c2003.Description: xxii, 259 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0470844213 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780470844212 (cloth : alk. paper)
0470844221 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780470844229 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

628.5 DEA

Contents:

1. Basic Laboratory Skills -- 2. Investigative Approach for Sample Preparation -- 3. Sampling -- 4. Storage of Samples -- 5. Solids -- 6. Liquids - Natural and Waste Waters -- 7. Solids -- 8. Liquids -- 9. Volatile Compounds -- 10. Pre-Concentration Using Solvent Evaporation -- 11. Instrumental Techniques for Trace Analysis -- 12. Recording of Information in the Laboratory and Selected Resources.

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Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	628.5 DEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100331553

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Provides the basic skills and information required to prepare an environmental sample for analysis. Divided into two sections, i.e. Inorganic Analysis and Organic Analysis, this book covers selected techniques, principally atomic spectroscopy and chromatography. Using flow diagrams to augment the experimental information, it highlights the most appropriate methods and the likely results. Detailed experimental information provided in an easy-to-follow style with illustrations Describes the specific sample preparation approaches necessary to analyse a particular sample type Discussion of selected literature sources highlights the most appropriate methods and the likely results obtained

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Series Preface (p. xiii)
Preface (p. xv)
Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols (p. xix)
About the Author (p. xviii)
1 Basic Laboratory Skills (p. 1)
1.1 Introduction (p. 1)
1.2 Safety Aspects (p. 1)
1.3 Recording of Practical Results (p. 3)
1.4 Units (p. 3)
1.5 Sample Handling: Liquids (p. 5)
1.6 Sample Handling: Solids (p. 5)
1.7 Preparing Solutions for Quantitative Work (p. 6)
1.8 Presentation of Data: Tables (p. 6)
1.9 Presentation of Data: Graphs (p. 7)
1.10 Calculations: Dilution Factors (p. 9)
Further Reading (p. 11)
2 Investigative Approach for Sample Preparation (p. 13)
2.1 Introduction (p. 13)
2.2 Quality Assurance (p. 14)
References (p. 25)
3 Sampling (p. 27)
3.1 Introduction (p. 27)
3.2 Sampling Methods (p. 29)
3.3 Number of Samples (p. 30)
3.4 Sampling Soil and Sediment (p. 31)
3.5 Sampling Water (p. 34)
3.6 Sampling Air (p. 37)
References (p. 37)
4 Storage of Samples (p. 39)
4.1 Introduction (p. 39)
4.2 Methods (p. 40)
References (p. 45)
Sample Preparation for Inorganic Analysis (p. 47)
5 Solids (p. 49)
5.1 Introduction (p. 50)
5.2 Decomposition Techniques (p. 50)
5.3 Dry Ashing (p. 50)
5.4 Acid Digestion (including the Use of Microwaves) (p. 51)
5.4.1 Microwave Digestion (p. 55)
5.4.2 Microwave Digestion Procedure (p. 61)
5.4.3 Fusion (p. 64)
5.5 Speciation Studies (p. 65)
5.6 Selected Examples of Metal Speciation (p. 66)
5.6.1 Mercury (p. 66)
5.6.2 Tin (p. 69)
5.6.3 Arsenic (p. 70)
5.6.4 Chromium (p. 75)
5.7 Selective Extraction Methods (p. 76)
5.7.1 Plant Uptake Studies (p. 76)
5.7.2 Soil Pollution Studies (p. 76)
5.7.3 Single Extraction Procedures (p. 78)
5.7.4 Sequential Extraction Procedure (p. 83)
5.7.5 Food Studies (p. 88)
5.8 Case Studies on Total and Selective Methods of Metal Analysis (p. 92)
5.8.1 Example 5.1: Total Metal Analysis of Soil, followed by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (p. 92)
5.8.2 Example 5.2: Total Metal Analysis of Soil Using X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy - Comparison with Acid Digestion (Method 3050B), followed by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (p. 93)
5.8.3 Example 5.3: Sequential Metal Analysis of Soils, followed by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (p. 94)
References (p. 96)
6 Liquids - Natural and Waste Waters (p. 99)
6.1 Introduction (p. 99)
6.2 Liquid-Liquid Extraction (p. 100)
6.3 Ion-Exchange (p. 103)
6.4 Co-Precipitation (p. 104)
References (p. 105)
Sample Preparation for Organic Analysis (p. 107)
7 Solids (p. 109)
7.1 Introduction (p. 109)
7.2 Soxhlet Extraction (p. 110)
7.2.1 Example 7.1: Soxhlet Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soil (p. 113)
7.3 Shake-Flask Extraction (p. 114)
7.3.1 Example 7.2: Shake-Flask Extraction of Phenols from Contaminated Soil (p. 115)
7.4 Ultrasonic Extraction (p. 116)
7.5 Supercritical Fluid Extraction (p. 118)
7.5.1 Instrumentation (p. 120)
7.5.2 Example 7.3: Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Organochlorine Pesticides from Contaminated Soil and 'Celite' (p. 122)
7.6 Microwave-Assisted Extraction (p. 124)
7.6.1 Instrumentation (p. 124)
7.6.2 Example 7.4: Atmospheric Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soil (p. 126)
7.6.3 Example 7.5: Pressurized Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soil (p. 128)
7.7 Pressurized Fluid Extraction (p. 129)
7.7.1 Instrumentation (p. 130)
7.7.2 Example 7.6: Pressurized Fluid Extraction of DDT, DDD and DDE from Contaminated Soil (p. 133)
7.8 Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion (p. 135)
7.8.1 Example 7.7: Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion of an Alcohol Ethoxylate (Lutensol, C13 and C15, with an Average Ethoxy Chain of EO7), Spiked onto an Homogenized Fish Tissue (p. 135)
References (p. 139)
8 Liquids (p. 141)
8.1 Liquid-Liquid Extraction (p. 141)
8.2 Solvent Extraction (p. 142)
8.2.1 Example 8.1: Liquid-Liquid Extraction of various Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Water (p. 145)
8.3 Solid-Phase Extraction (p. 147)
8.3.1 Types of SPE Media (p. 148)
8.3.2 Cartridge or Disc Format (p. 149)
8.3.3 Method of SPE Operation (p. 152)
8.3.4 Solvent Selection (p. 154)
8.3.5 Factors Affecting SPE (p. 155)
8.3.6 Example 8.2: Solid-Phase Extraction of various Phenols from Water (p. 156)
8.4 Solid-Phase Microextraction (p. 158)
8.4.1 Experimental (p. 159)
8.4.2 Example 8.3: Solid-Phase Microextraction of BTEX from Water (p. 160)
References (p. 164)
9 Volatile Compounds (p. 165)
9.1 Introduction (p. 165)
9.2 Thermal Desorption (p. 165)
9.3 Purge-and-Trap (p. 168)
9.3.1 Example 9.1: Purge-and-Trap Extraction of BTEX from Water (p. 169)
References (p. 172)
10 Pre-Concentration Using Solvent Evaporation (p. 173)
10.1 Introduction (p. 173)
10.2 Rotary Evaporation (p. 174)
10.3 Kuderna-Danish Evaporative Concentration (p. 175)
10.4 Automated Evaporative Concentration System (p. 176)
10.5 Gas 'Blow-Down' (p. 176)
References (p. 182)
11 Instrumental Techniques for Trace Analysis (p. 183)
11.1 Introduction (p. 184)
11.2 Environmental Organic Analysis (p. 185)
11.2.1 Chromatographic Techniques (p. 185)
11.2.2 Other Techniques (p. 191)
11.3 Environmental Inorganic Analysis (p. 192)
11.3.1 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (p. 192)
11.3.2 Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (p. 198)
11.3.3 Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (p. 201)
11.3.4 Other Techniques (p. 203)
12 Recording of Information in the Laboratory and Selected Resources (p. 207)
12.1 Recording of Information (p. 207)
12.1.1 Introduction (p. 207)
12.1.2 Examples of Data Sheets (p. 209)
12.2 Selected Resources (p. 219)
12.2.1 Journals (p. 219)
12.2.2 Books (p. 219)
12.2.3 Software (p. 225)
12.2.4 CD-ROMs (p. 226)
12.2.5 Videos (p. 226)
12.2.6 Useful Websites (p. 226)
Responses to Self-Assessment Questions (p. 229)
Glossary of Terms (p. 243)
SI Units and Physical Constants (p. 251)
Periodic Table (p. 255)
Index (p. 257)