Chemical Analysis of the Environment and Other Modern Techniques

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Trace Metals in the Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Pitfalls in the Determination of Environmental Trace Metals

      • David N. Hume

      Pages 3-16

   3. Atmospheric Trace Metal Studies

      • Herbert L. Volchok, Donald C. Bogen

      Pages 17-41

   4. Trace Metal Concentration Factors in Aquatic Ecosystems

      • Theo. J. Kneip, Gerald J. Lauer

      Pages 43-62

   5. Human Trace Metal Burdens

      • Gwyneth Howells

      Pages 63-80

   6. Relation of Trace Metals to Human Health Effects

      • Henry A. Schroeder, Dan K. Darrow

      Pages 81-104

3. Pesticides in the Environment: Recently Discovered Analytical Problems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-108

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   2. Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Their Potential Interference with Pesticide Residue Analysis and Present Analytical Status

      • Jeffrey L. Lincer

      Pages 109-131

   3. Analysis of Pesticides in Air

      • Bill Compton

      Pages 133-152

   4. The Significance of Pesticide Contaminants

      • J. R. Plimmer

      Pages 153-174

   5. Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Pesticide Residues Containing Phosphorus and/or Sulfur with Flame Photometric Detection and Some Ancillary Techniques for Verifying their Identities

      • M. C. Bowman

      Pages 175-192

4. The Determination of Anions in Water

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273

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   2. Introductory Remarks: Some Partially Solved Problems in Anion Analysis

      • Jack L. Lambert

      Pages 195-199

   3. Spectrophotometric, Spectrofluorometric and Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Methods for the Determination of Anions in Water

      • David F. Boltz

      Pages 201-228

   4. Fluoride Analysis in Sea Water and in Other Complex Natural Waters Using an Ion-Selective Electrode—Techniques, Potentialities, Limitations

      • Theodore B. Warner

      Pages 229-240

   5. Analytical Techniques for the Detection of Nutrient Anions, Phosphates and Nitrates in the Water Environment

      • Leonard L. Ciaccio

      Pages 241-272

5. Current Topics in Pharmaceutical Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273

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   2. Analytical Requirements of Automated Pharmaceutical Analysis

      • Andres Ferrari

      Pages 275-276

   3. A Look Ahead Toward Possible Future Analytical Requirements by FDA

      • Daniel Banes

      Pages 277-283

With the rise in general awareness of the effects of trace chemicals in the environment on man's health, it has been realized that traditional methods of analysis are often inadequate. Reliable analyses are needed in the fractional parts-per­ million range of contaminants in condensed phases, and of the order of micrograms per cubic meter in air. Trying to get meaningful answers regarding such minute amounts raises cogent problems in all stages of an analysis. It is most appropriate, therefore, that the 1971 Eastern Analytical Symposium should have four half-day sessions devoted to this general field. Two of these, entitled "Trace Metals in the Envi­ ronment," were assembled by Dr. Kneip, one on "Pesticides in the Environment: Recently Discovered Analytical Problems," by Dr. Zweig, and one on "The Determination of Anions in Water," by Dr. Lambert. Together, these reports furnish a fairly complete picture of the present state of environmental anal­ ysis. The remainder of this volume is devoted to pharmaceutical analysis, a diversified field in which nearly all analytical methods find a place. Partly because of this multiplicity of techniques, and partly due to the large number of samples which must be examined in connection with the manu­ facture, biological testing, and clinical applica­ tion of pharmaceutical preparations, this area is particularly appropriate for the introduction of automation. The objective, broadly, is to speed up multiple analyses without the sacrifice of accuracy.

• Absorption
• Atom
• Chromat
• Fluorid
• Fluoride
• Phosphor
• Sorption
• biological
• chemical analysis
• chromatography
• contaminants
• environment
• metals
• pharmaceutical
• water

• CIBA-Geigy Corporation, Summit, USA

  Sut Ahuja

• Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, West Point, USA

  Edward M. Cohen

• Laboratory for Environmental Studies, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA

  Theo. J. Kneip

• Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA

  Jack L. Lambert

• Syracuse University Research Corporation, University Heights, Syracuse, USA

  Gunter Zweig

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