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Modern methods for trace element determination
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New York : John Wiley, 1993
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9780471940395
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30000002949000 QD139.T7 V36 1993 Open Access Book Book
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Describes the theory, apparatus, performance and usage of modern methods for trace element determination, atomic absorption, emission, fluorescence and mass spectroscopies, x-ray techniques and activation analysis. Attention is given to sample preparation, current calibration procedures and to methods for trace element speciation. Contains in-depth information on relatively new techniques such as ICP-MS and PIXE. All methods are illustrated with authentic examples from the ever-expanding fields of environmental and biological analysis of high purity materials.


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Vandecasteele and Block write for researchers and analysts in chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental science who work with trace levels of elements. They briefly discuss applications of trace elemental analysis, followed in the second chapter by an excellent and thorough discussion of sample preparation methods. Chapter 3 discusses standardization and calibration, detection limits, and quality controls. The balance of the book reviews various methods used for trace element detection, including spectrochemical, atomic absorption, emission and fluorescence, mass spectrometry, activation methods, and X-ray analysis. An excellent, concise, yet thorough treatment of trace elemental analysis. Although undergraduate chemistry majors will be able to absorb much from this book, it is really best suited to graduate students, professional researchers, and analytical chemists. J. A. Siegel; Michigan State University