Trace element speciation for environment, food, and health / edited by Les Ebdon [and others]

Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword / Philippe Quevauviller IUPAC Definitions for Terms Related to Chemical Speciation and Fractionation of Elements / Rita Cornelis List of Abbreviations Contributors Ch. 1 Accuracy and Traceability in Speciation Analysis / Philippe Quevauviller Ch. 2 Quality Control in Speciation Analysis / Erwin Rosenberg, Freek Ariese Ch. 3 Sample Treatment and Storage in Speciation Analysis [and others] / J. L. Gomez-Ariza, E. Morales, I. Giraldez Ch. 4 Aspects of the Threshold Limit Concept / Bernd Neidhart Ch. 5 Considerations of the Legislative Aspects of the Data Quality Requirements in Trace Element Analysis / Roger Wood, Helen Crews Ch. 6 Metal Speciation for Improved Environmental Management / O. F. X. Donard Ch. 7 Mercury - Do We Know Enough? / Milena Horvat Ch. 8 Organotin Compounds in the Environment: Still a Critical Issue [and others] / O. F. X. Donard, G. Lespes, D. Amouroux Ch. 9 An Environmental Case History of the Platinum Group Metals / Sebastien Rauch, Gregory M. Morrison Ch. 10 Speciation in the Frame of Environmental Bio-monitoring - Challenges for Analytical and Environmental Sciences / Hendrik Emons Ch. 11 Arsenic Speciation in the Environment / Peter Fodor Ch. 12 Rapid Tests - A Convenient Tool for Sample Screening with Regard to Element Speciation / Martina Unger-Heumann Ch. 13 The Importance of Trace Element Speciation in Food Issues / Helen M. Crews Ch. 14 Trace Metal Speciation - A View from Inside the Food Industry / Simon Branch Ch. 15 Trace Element Speciation in Food: A Tool to Assure Food Safety and Nutritional Quality / Peter Van Dael Ch. 16 Arsenic Intake in the Basque Country (Spain): A Real Need for Speciation / I. Urieta, M. Jalon, M. L. Macho Ch. 17 Trace Element Speciation and International Food Legislation - A Codex Alimentarius Position Paper on Arsenic as a Contaminant / Erik H. Larsen, Torsten Berg Ch. 18 The Need for Speciation to Realise the Potential of Selenium in Disease Prevention / Sven Moesgaard, Richard Morrill Ch. 19 The Importance of Speciation of Trace Elements in Health Issues / Rita Cornelis Ch. 20 Occupational Health and Speciation Using Nickel and Nickel Compounds as an Example / Sally Pugh Williams Ch. 21 Surface Structure and Speciation of Metal Aerosols: A Key to the Understanding of Their Biological Effects / Markku Hurinen Ch. 22 The Importance of Chromium in Occupational Health / Grant Darrie Ch. 23 Speciation Related to Human Health / Riansares Munoz-Olivas, Carmen Camara Ch. 24 Risk Assessment and Trace Element Speciation / John H. Duffus Ch. 25 An Overview / Les Ebdon, Les Pitts Subject Index