Environmental Sampling and Analysis for Metals

✍ Scribed by Maria Csuros, Csaba Csuros

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 404
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Determination of metals is a major part of the work of environmental testing laboratories. EPA and DEP methodology releases provide information only for selected areas of metals sampling and analysis, and their language makes them unsuitable for teaching and training purposes. Environmental Sampling and Analysis for Metals is a comprehensive and easy-to-read text for laboratory technicians and analytical chemists who need a guide for analyzing metals in environmental samples and a reference for analytical and quality control procedures.The book provides both theoretical and practical applications in metals analysis of environmental samples and incorporates the latest in analytical techniques, instrumentation, and regulations. Topics include sample collection, preservation, step-by-step analytical procedures, complete QA/QC requirements, data validation, and more. It also provides an overview of the occurrence, source, and fate of metallic substances in the environment, as well as their control by regulations and standards. Furthermore, the authors provide guidelines to help you prepare and understand reports. The analytical methods presented in Environmental Sampling and Analysis for Metals will be useful to anyone who produces, uses, or evaluates analytical data, and will be a valuable tool in environmental education and training programs.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Preface......Page 8
Biographies......Page 12
List of Figures and Tables......Page 14
Table of Contents......Page 18
1. Introduction to Metals......Page 33
2. Discussion of Metallic Elements......Page 45
3. Toxicity of Metals......Page 71
4. Standards Related to Metallic Pollutants......Page 91
5. Fundamentals of Spectroscopy......Page 111
6. Molecular Spectrophotometry......Page 121
7. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry......Page 135
8. Direct Aspiration or Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS)......Page 153
9. Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry......Page 161
10. Cold-Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry......Page 175
11. Hydride-Generation Atomic Absorption Technique......Page 185
12. Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy......Page 193
13. Quality Control in Metals Analysis......Page 211
14. Sample Collection for Metals Analysis......Page 235
15. Sample Preparation for Metals Analysis......Page 259
16. Converting Raw Data into Reportable Form......Page 281
17. Reporting Analytical Data......Page 297
18. Selected Methods for Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples......Page 301
19. Laboratory Safety Rules......Page 337
Appendix A......Page 345
Appendix B......Page 349
Appendix C......Page 353
Appendix D......Page 355
Appendix E......Page 365
Appendix F......Page 367
Appendix G......Page 371
Appendix H......Page 373
Appendix I......Page 377
Appendix J......Page 379
Appendix K......Page 381
Appendix L......Page 383
References......Page 385
Index......Page 387