Inorganic Species, Part 3

List of Contributors

Preface


1 Waste Strength and Water Pollution Parameters

I. Introduction

II. Oxygen Demand as a Pollution Control Parameter

III. Mathematical Modeling of the BOD Reaction

IV. BOD Test Methods

V. Factors Affecting BOD Measurement

VI. Accuracy and Precision of BOD Tests

References


2 Chemical Nonspecific Organics Analysis

I. Introduction

II. Elemental Parameters

III. Oxygen Demand

IV. Spectrophotometric Methods

V. Electrochemical Methods

VI. Class Determinations

VII. On-Line Monitors

VIII. Comparison of Nonspecific Parameters

References


3 Concentration, Partitioning, and Isolation Techniques

I. Introduction

II. Equipment and Reagent Selection and Cleanup

III. Techniques for Volatiles

IV. Techniques for Semivolatiles

V. Techniques for Low Molecular Weight Nonvolatiles

VI. Techniques for High Molecular Weight Constituents

VII. Comprehensive Analytical Schemes

VIII. Summary

References


4 Gas Chromatography

I. Introduction

II. Gas Chromatographic Techniques and Equipment

III. Applications

References


5 Organic Mass Spectrometry

I. Introduction

II. Principles of Organic Mass Spectrometry

III. Mass Analysis

IV. Ion Detection

V. Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

VI. Tandem Mass Spectrometry

VII. Qualitative Analysis

VIII. Quantitative Analysis

IX. Selected Applications

References


6 The Use of HPLC for Water Analysis

I. Introduction

II. Equipment for HPLC

III. Detectors for HPLC

IV. Description of the Chromatographic Process

V. Solute Retention in HPLC

VI. Making a Separation

VII. Optimizing the Separation

References


7 Infrared Spectrophotometry of Pollutants in Water Systems

I. Introduction

II. Recording of Infrared Spectra

III. Theoretical Considerations

IV. Fundamentals of Spectral Interpretations

V. Spectral Interpretations

VI. Infrared Techniques

VII. Pesticide Analysis

VIII. Phenol Analysis

IX. Petroleum Analysis

X. Petroleum Identification

XI. Characterization and Identification of Spilled Petroleum Oils

XII. Linear Discriminant Function Analysis

XIII. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

References

Index