Handbook of elemental speciation : techniques and methodology / editor-in-chief, Rita Cornelis ; associate editors, Joe Caruso, Helen Crews, Klaus Heumann

Includes bibliographical references and index

2 Sampling: Collection, Storage 7 -- 2.1 Sampling: Collection, Processing and Storage of Environmental Samples 7 -- 2.2 Sampling of Clinical Samples: Collection and Storage 23 -- 2.3 Food: Sampling with Special Reference to Legislation, Uncertainty and Fitness for Purpose 47 -- 2.4 Sampling: Collection, Storage -- Occupational Health 59 -- 3 Sample Preparation 73 -- 3.1 Sample Treatment for Speciation Analysis in Biological Samples 73 -- 3.2 Sample Preparation Techniques for Elemental Speciation Studies 95 -- 3.3 Sample Preparation -- Fractionation (Sediments, Soils, Aerosols and Fly Ashes) 119 -- 4 Separation Techniques 147 -- 4.1 Liquid Chromatography 147 -- 4.2 Gas Chromatography and Other Gas Based Methods 163 -- 4.3 Capillary Electrophoresis in Speciation Analysis 201 -- 4.4 Gel Electrophoresis for Speciation Purposes 224 -- 5 Detection 241 -- 5.1 Atomic Absorption and Atomic Emission Spectrometry 241 -- 5.2 Flow Injection Atomic Spectrometry for Speciation 261 -- 5.3 Detection by ICP-Mass Spectrometry 281 -- 5.4 Plasma Source Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry: a Powerful Tool for Elemental Speciation 313 -- 5.5 Glow Discharge Plasmas as Tunable Sources for Elemental Speciation 334 -- 5.6 Electrospray Methods for Elemental Speciation 356 -- 5.7 Elemental Speciation by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with High Resolution Instruments 378 -- 5.8 On-line Elemental Speciation with Functionalised Fused Silica Capillaries in Combination with DIN-ICP-MS 417 -- 5.9 Speciation Analysis by Electrochemical Methods 427 -- 5.10 Future Instrumental Development for Speciation 461 -- 5.11 Biosensors for Monitoring of Metal Ions 471 -- 5.12 Possibilities Offered by Radiotracers for Method Development in Elemental Speciation Analysis and for Metabolic and Environmentally Related Speciation Studies 484 -- 6 Direct Speciation of Solids 505 -- 6.1 Characterization of Individual Aerosol Particles with Special Reference to Speciation Techniques 505 -- 6.2 Direct Speciation of Solids: X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy for Species Analysis in Solid Samples 526 -- 7 Calibration 547 -- 7.1 Calibration in Elemental Speciation Analysis 547 -- 7.2 Reference Materials 563 -- 8 Screening Methods for Semiquantitative Speciation Analysis 591 -- 9 Risk Assessments/Regulations 605 -- 9.1 Environmental Risk Assessment and the Bioavailability of Elemental Species 605 -- 9.2 Speciation and Legislation 629