INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ANAL

Zusatztext Welche analytischen Verfahren wendet man zur Charakterisierung von Umweltprobenan? Antwort auf diese Frage gibt Ihnen der Autor dieses Bandes. Ausführlicherläutert er die umweltspezifischen Einsatzgebiete von Gas- und Flüssigkeitschromatographie!IR-Spektroskopie und Röntgenfluoreszenz bei der Boden-! Wasser- und Luftanalysesowie beim Monitoring bestimmter Schadstoffe. Mit aktuellsten Informationenzu Strategien der Probennahme und zur Extraktion in fester und flüssigerPhase! Informationen zum Autor Roger N. Reeve is the author of Introduction to Environmental Analysis, published by Wiley. Klappentext Welche analytischen Verfahren wendet man zur Charakterisierung von Umweltproben an? Antwort auf diese Frage gibt Ihnen der Autor dieses Bandes. Ausführlich erläutert er die umweltspezifischen Einsatzgebiete von Gas- und Flüssigkeitschromatographie, IR-Spektroskopie und Röntgenfluoreszenz bei der Boden-, Wasser- und Luftanalyse sowie beim Monitoring bestimmter Schadstoffe. Mit aktuellsten Informationen zu Strategien der Probennahme und zur Extraktion in fester und flüssiger Phase! Zusammenfassung Environmental concerns are now an integral part of todaya s legislation, product design and development, waste minimization and disposal. There have also been developments in the analytical techniques used for environmental analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface xiii Preface xv Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols xix About the Author xxiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Environment 1 1.2 Reasons for Concern 2 1.2.1 Today's World 4 1.2.2 Past and Current Crimes 4 1.3 Pollution 4 1.4 The Necessity of Chemical Analysis 8 2 Transport of Pollutants in the Environment and Approaches to their Analysis 11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Sources, Dispersal, Reconcentration and Degradation 12 2.3 Transport and Reconcentration of Neutral Organic Compounds 15 2.3.1 Bioconcentration 16 2.3.2 Accumulation in Sediments 17 2.3.3 Biomagnification 18 2.3.4 Degradation 19 2.4 Transport and Reconcentration of Metal Ions 20 2.4.1 Solubilization 22 2.4.2 Deposition in Sediments 22 2.4.3 Uptake by Organisms 22 2.5 What is a Safe Level? 23 2.6 Sampling and Sample Variability 24 2.6.1 Representative Samples 24 2.6.2 Sample Storage 25 2.6.3 Critical Paths and Critical Groups 26 2.7 General Approach to Analysis 26 2.8 The Choice of Laboratory or Field Analysis 28 2.9 Quality Assurance 30 2.9.1 Finding a Suitable Method 32 2.9.2 Laboratory Standards 33 3 Water Analysis - Major Constituents 35 3.1 Introduction 35 3.2 Sampling 41 3.3 Measurement of Water Quality 46 3.3.1 Suspended Solids 46 3.3.2 Dissolved Oxygen and Oxygen Demand 47 3.3.3 Total Organic Carbon 54 3.3.4 pH, Acidity and Alkalinity 55 3.3.5 Water Hardness 57 3.3.6 Electrical Conductivity 59 3.4 Techniques for the Analysis of Common Ions 61 3.4.1 Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometry 61 3.4.2 Emission Spectrometry (Flame Photometry) 68 3.4.3 Ion Chromatography 69 3.4.4 Examples of the Use of Other Techniques 73 4 Water Analysis - Trace Pollutants 77 4.1 Introduction 77 4.2 Organic Trace Pollutants 78 4.2.1 Guidelines for Storage of Samples and their Subsequent Analysis 80 4.2.2 Extraction Techniques for Chromatographic Analysis 81 4.2.3 Gas Chromatography 88 4.2.4 Liquid Chromatography 101 4.2.5 Immunoassay 105 4.2.6 Spectrometric Methods 110 4.3 Metal Ions 112 4.3.1 Storage of Samples for Metal Ion Analysis 112 4.3.2 Pretreatment 113 4.3.3 Atomic Spectrometry 114 4.3.4 Visible Spe...

List of contents

Series Preface
 
Preface
 
Acronyms, Abbeviations and Symbols
 
About the Author
 
1. Introduction
 
The Environment
 
Reasons for Concern
 
Pollution
 
The Necessity of Chemical Analysis
 
2. Transport of Pollutants in the Environment and Approaches to their Analysis
 
Introduction
 
Sources, Dispersal, Reconcentration and Degradation
 
Transport and Reconcentration of Neutral Organic Compounds
 
Transport and Reconcentration of Metal Ions
 
What is a Safe Level?
 
Sampling and Sample Variability
 
General Apporoach to Analysis
 
The Choice of Laboratory or Field Analysis
 
Quality Assurance
 
3. Water Analysis - Major Constituents
 
Introduction
 
Sampling
 
Measurement of Water Quality
 
Techniques for the Analysis of Common Ions
 
4. Water Analysis - Pollutants
 
Introduction
 
Organic Trace Pollutants
 
Metal Ions
 
5. Analysis of Land, Solids and Waste
 
Introduction
 
Common Problem Areas in the Analysis of Solids
 
Specific Considerations for the Analysis of Biological Samples
 
Specific Considerations for the Analysis of Soils
 
Speicifc Considerations for the Analysis of Contaminated Land
 
Specific Considerations for the Analysis involved in Waste and Its Disposal by Landfill
 
Specific Considerations of Sediments and Sewage Sludge
 
New Extraction and Dissolution Techniques
 
6. Atmospheric Analysis - Gases
 
Introduction
 
Determination of Time-weighted Average Concentrations
 
Determination of Instanteous Concentrations
 
7. Atmsopheric Analysis - Particles
 
Introduction
 
Sampling Methods
 
Analytical Methods involving Sample Dissolution
 
Direct Analysis of Solids
 
8. Ultra-Trace Analysis
 
Introduction
 
Analytical Methods
 
A Typical Analytical Scheme
 
Responses to Self-Assessment Questions
 
Bibliography
 
Glossary of Terms
 
Units of Measurement and Physical Constants
 
Periodic Table
 
Index

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Product details

• Authors: Reeve, Rn Reeve, Roger N Reeve, Roger N. Reeve, Roger N. (University of Sunderland Reeve, REEVE ROGER N, Reeve Roger N.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.01.2002
• EAN: 9780471492955
• ISBN: 978-0-471-49295-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Analytical Techniques in the Sciences; Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (Ants); Analytical Techniques in the S; Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (Ants); Analytical Techniques in the Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Chemie, Umweltchemie, chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Analysis, Umweltanalytik, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft / Umwelt