by W. Niessen (Ed.)

This book details fundamental principles, instrumentation of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and industrial, environmental, pharmaceutical, clinical, toxicological, forensic, and food-related applications, revealing findings from the laboratories of 40 contributing scientists from around the world using GC-MS in practice.

Describes upstream and downstream applications of GC-MS in the petroleum industry!

Identifies chlorinated compounds in the environment with quadrupole ion-trap technology and high-resolution sector instruments. Covering sample pretreatment, analyte derivatization, gas chromatographic separation, and mass spectrometric approaches for obtaining the best possible results, Current Practice of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry examines

* the use of high-volume injection and online solid-phase extraction combined with GC-MS to detect microcontaminants in water samples

*GC-MS in occupational and environmental health assessment with biological monitoring of 1-nitropyrene and solid-phase microextraction in studies of on-the-job exposure to chemicals

*automated sample pretreatment procedures for rapid GC-MS of drugs and multidimensional detection strategies for anesthetics

* steroid profiling for a variety of diseases and screening inborn errors in metabolism

* the analysis and detection of toxicological substances, addictive drugs, explosives, flavors and fragrances, veterinary hormones, monoterpenes, and sesquiterpenes with GC-MS

and more!

With over 1200 references, drawings, equations, tables, and photographs, Current Practice of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry is a superb reference for analytical chemists; chromatographers and mass spectrometrists; operators, researchers, and research managers involved in GC-MS; environmental and biopharmaceutical chemists, biochemists, and biotechnologists; in-house training courses and professional seminars on GC-MS or analytical mass spectrometry; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Hardback
Pages: 528
Published: 2001