Highly useful in environmental analysis, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) is an analytical technique used for detecting very small amounts of inorganic materials in a sample. This book is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a clearly written self-study guide on atomic spectroscopy. Since the first edition was published, AAS techniques and instrumentation have developed greatly, and this new edition reflects those changes. Many new topics are included, particularly a new and extended section on atomic emission spectroscopy and a new section on inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-AES.

Partial Contents: - The Use of Computers in the Laboratory - The Measurement of Mass Laboratory Balances - Spectrochemical Instrumentation - Electrochemical Instrumentation - Chromatographic Methods

The first-ever on the job guide for analytical chemists. This handbook gives conventional and instrumental techniques in one exhaustive database, along with the critical data needed to apply them.

Complete coverage of the whole of analytical chemistry in one volume including coverage of the latest developments in the field including sensors and total analysis systems.

Contents: - Introduction - Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy - Atomic Fluorescence - Flame Photometry - Emission Spectroscopy - Plasma Emission

Contents-Introduction to Chemical Analysis; Gravimetric Analysis; Sampling and Sample Preparation; Statistics in Chemical Analysis; Chemical Equilibrium; Introduction to Titrimetric Analysis; Acid-Base Titrations and Calculations; Complexometric Titrations and Calculations; Oxidation-Reduction and Other Titrations; Potentiometry and Ion-Selective Electrodes; Analysis with Instruments and Computers; Fundamentals of Light; Molecular Spectrophotometry; Fluorometry; Atomic Absorption and Emissions; Chromatography; Gas Chromatography; High Performance Liquid Chromatography; Electroanalytical Techniques; Appendices.

Concise introduction with practical guidance on instrumentation, operation, applications, and limitations. Covers special topics such as chiral separations and headspace methods.

Marketing and regulatory pressures are driving laboratories to adopt statistically valid quality control or quality assurance systems. For the laboratory professional who's unfamiliar with the statistical tools used in laboratory quality control, Basic Statistics for Laboratories offers guidance to employing basic statistical controls or reports required by regulatory or accrediting organizations, as well as statistical methods which may otherwise be useful in the lab. The book explains, in basic terms, how to set up, maintain, and interpret control charts and other commonly used laboratory statistical tools, and explains their value to the user.

Advantages and Limitations of Gas-Solid Chromatography. Discovery of Gas-Solid Open Tubular Capillary Columns. Resolution of Analyzed Compounds. Chromatographic Adsorbents. Separation of Gases.

This volume gives practicing analysts a working theoretical and practical background of the subject providing a thorough account of the many recent developments which have taken place in the field.

Provides practical information needed to implement most commonly used chemometric techniques, emphasizing the latest lab automation methods. Guides the user in choosing the most appropriate technique for given situation.

This unit introduces chromatography and covers the theory and practice which are common to all forms of the technique. The first three sections give the underlying principles of a chromatographic separation and discuss those factors which affect the quality of a separation. The fourth section covers the use of chromatography in qualitative and quantitative analysis and the final section deals with the practical aspects of classical liquid chromatography.

This reference comprehensively covers the design , construction, and operation of gas chromatography (GC), liquid chromatography (LC), and thin-layer chromatography (TLC) detectors-all in one convenient, up-to-date source.

Explores the chromatographic methods used for the measurement of drugs, impurities, and excipients in pharmaceutical preparations-such as tablets, ointments, and injectables.

Here is an introduction to statistical methods, principles of experimental design, factorial designs and analysis, fractional factorials, and response surface methodology.