Front Cover; Environmental Analysis: Techniques, Applications and Quality Assurance; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; PART 1: FIELD SAMPLING TECHNIQUES AND SAMPLE PREPARATION; CHAPTER 1. SAMPLING TECHNIQUES FOR AIR POLLUTANTS; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Sampling without suction, With deposition; 1.3. Sampling with suction, without deposition; 1.4. Sampling with suction, with deposition; 1.5. Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 2. SAMPLE HANDLING STRATEGIES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES; 2.1. Introduction

2.2. Sample handling of non-volatile organic compounds2.3. Sample handiing of volatile organic compounds; 2.4. Conclusion and further developments; References; CHAPTER 3. EXTRACTION, CLEAN-UP AND RECOVERIES OF PERSISTENT TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS FROM SEDIMENT AND BIOTA SAMPLES; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Recovery; 3.3. Pre-extraction treatment; 3.4. Extraction; 3.5. Comparative extraction studies; 3.6. Clean-up; 3.7. Automation; 3.8. Multi-residue schemes; 3.9. Direct methods; References; PART 2: APPLICATION AREAS

CHAPTER 4. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) INCLUDING PLANAR AND OTHER TOXIC METABOLITES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Sources of error; 4.3 Compound selection; 4.4. Detection; 4.5 Interpretation; 4.6 Chromatographic separation; 4.7. Group separation; 4.8. Clean-up; 4.9. Extraction; 4.10. Chlorobiphenyl metabolites; Acknowledgement; References; CHAPTER 5. OFFICIAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY PESTICIDES IN WATER USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; 5.1. Priority lists of pesticides

5.2. General considerations about analytical methods5.3. EPA methods of analysis; 5.4. SCA methods of analysis; 5.5. Other GC methods; 5.6. Conclusions; Rrferences; CHAPTER 6. COUPLED-COLUMN REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHYAS A VERSATILE TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF POLAR PESTICIDES; 6.1. Introduction to pesticide residue analysis; 6.2. Coupled chromatographic techniques; 6.3. Column-switching rplc in pesticide residue analysis; 6.5. Recent developments in coupled-column RPLC; 6.6. Conclusion and trends; Acknowledgement; References

CHAPTER 7. LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF PHENOLS AND SUBSTITUTED DERIVATIVES IN WATER SAMPLES7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Column liquid chromatographic separation; 7.3. Sample handling techniques; 7.4. Detection; 7.5. Applications; 7.6. Characterization of lignin and its breakdown products; Acknowledgements; Appendix: List of abbreviations; References; CHAPTER 8. HPLC METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MYCOTOXINS AND PHYCOTOXINS; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Mycotoxins; 8.3. Phycotoxins; References; CHAPTER 9. DETERMINATION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES; 9.1. Introduction