Trace Analysis

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

Section 1. Biological Fluids and Tissues

Recent Developments in the Determination of Carbonyl Compounds in Biological Fluids and Tissues

I. Introduction

II. Nonchromatographic Methodologies

III. Chromatographie Methodologies without Derivatization

IV. Chromatography of Derivatized Compounds

V. Conclusions

References

Recent Developments in Enzymatic Methods for Clinical Analysis

I. Introduction

II. New Techniques in Clinical Analysis

III. Commercial Instruments

References

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Residues in Primate Tissues and Fluids

I. Introduction

II. Materials

III. Methodology

References

Analysis of Ascorbic Acid and Related Compounds in Fluids and Tissues

I. Introduction

II. Chemical Properties of Ascorbic Acid and Its Oxidation Products

III. Extracting Ascorbic Acid and Dehydroascorbic Acid

IV. Determination of Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, and Diketogulonic Acid

V. Determination of Compounds Related to Ascorbic Acid

References

Recent Developments in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antiepileptic Drugs

I. Introduction

II. Chromatography

III. Immunochemical Assays

IV. Conclusions

References

Section 2. Environmental Analysis

Determination of Environmental Pollutants by Direct Fluorescence Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. Basic Aspects

III. Fluorescence Spectroscopy

IV. Oil Pollution

V. Other Applications

VI. Concluding Remarks

References

Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Combustion Emissions

I. Introduction

II. Sample Preparation

III. Gas Chromatography

IV. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

V. Mass Spectrometry

VI. Fluorescence and Phosphorescence

References

Index