GC/MS: A Practical User's Guide
by Marvin McMaster
and Christopher McMaster

A unique practical guide to building, using, and maintaining a complete GC/MS system!

This is a hands-on resource that researchers and students need to get their own systems up and running quickly. Covering everything from necessary components to tuning, troubleshooting, and processing data, it allows even those with little prior knowledge of GC/MS to perform their own analyses and gather the data they require.

Coverage includes:

• Full coverage of vital equipment, including the function, costs, and advantages of both desktop and floor-standing systems
• A walkthrough of a basic GC/MS analysis and an examination of key methods of structural data interpretation
• Extensive information on GC/MS system optimization
• An exploration of the various research and environmental uses of GC/MS systems
• An extended section on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry to enhance comprehension of the gas method.

For organic, analytical, clinical, environmental, and forensic chemists in all types of laboratories—and for students in all of these specialties —this book will be an invaluable companion for years to come.

Contents

1. A GC/MS Primer
   • Introduction
   • Sample Preparation and Introduction.
   • The Gas Chromatograph.
   • The Mass Spectrometer.
   • Getting Started in GC/MS.

2. GC/MS Optimization
   • Chromatographic Methods Development.
   • Mass Spectrometer Setup and Operation.
   • Data Processing and Network Interfacing.
   • System Maintenance and Troubleshooting.

3. Specific Applications of Mass Spectrometry
   • GC/MS in the Environmental Laboratory.
   • An Introduction to Structural Interpretation.
   • Ion Trap GC/MS Systems.
   • Other GC/MS Systems.
   • An Introduction to LC/MS

Appendices
Index

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