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Informationen zum Autor F.W. Fifield is a former Principal Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry in the School of Applied Chemistry at Kingston University, UK, and now works in association with The Centre for Earth and Environmental Science Research at Kingston. His current research interests concern mainly the environmental problems of the former Soviet Union including Belarus and especially the Irkutsk/Baikal Region of Eastern Siberia. P.J. Haines taught physical and analytical chemistry at Kingston University for thirty years. His research interests include the uses of thermal analysis and spectroscopic methods especially in the area of fire- retardant polymers. He now works as an analytical chemistry consultant. Klappentext The first edition of this book established a niche as the only volume with a wide ranging review of analytical chemistry having a focus specific to environmental science. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to take full account of the rapid changes and development in the field over the past five years. Separation science, atomic spectroscopy and speciation determinations are areas in which significant developments have been made, and these are reflected in the new edition. The importance of the assessment of the effects of pollutants on real systems has been recognised by the restructuring of the chapter on biological testing and incorporation of a new one on environmental toxicology. Self-assessment questions have been added. Both analytical chemistry and environmental science have an extensive literature at varying levels of sophistication. However, there have been few attempts to link the two. This book sets out the background to analytical chemistry and covers the principles of its most important techniques. This is done in a way that enables a user to grasp the strengths and weaknesses of a technique, together with its principles of operation, without becoming enmeshed in the chemical small print. Links to environmental uses are indicated in broad terms and then exemplified in more detail by accounts of specific and important environmental problems. Written for students of chemistry, environmental science and related disciplines, the book is also an essential reference source for those who use environmental information and need to be aware of the factors affecting its quality and reliability. Zusammenfassung The second edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised to take full account of the rapid changes and development in the field over the last five years of the 20th century. Self-assessment questions have been added. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors v Preface to First Edition xvii Preface to Second Edition xix Part I: General Principles and Techniques 1 1 Introduction 3 F. W. Fifield and P. J. Haines 2 Analytical Environmental Data: Assessment and Interpretation 13 F. W. Fifield 3 Chemical Principles 36 P. J. Haines 4 Titrimetry and Gravimetry 76 F. W. Fifield 5 Separation Techniques 91 F. W. Fifield 6 General Principles of Spectrometry 118 P. J. Haines 7 Atomic Spectrometry 134 F. W. Fifield 8 Molecular Spectrometry 161 P. J. Haines 9 Measurement of Ionising Radiations and Radionuclides 203 F. W. Fifield 10 Electroanalytical Techniques 220 E. Buckley-Dhoot 11 Thermal Methods of Analysis 253 P. J. Haines 12 Biological Indicators 280 R. Manly Part II: Specific Applications 307 13 Speciation 309 G. I. Christie 14 The Analysis of Atmospheric Samples 326 C. K. Laird 15 Trace Elements 360 N. I. Ward 16 Environmental Radiation and Radioactivity 393 F. W. Fifield 17 Con...
