This comprehensive, up-to-the-minute reference contains extensive descriptions of proven sampling methods for chemical analyses. The book focuses on the myriad applications of solid phase microextraction (SPME) for laboratories analyzing dirty sample matrices and requiring high sample throughput, quick sample turnaround time, and low detection levels.

Provides a sound theoretical basis for SPME, plus highly detailed descriptions of pharmaceutical, environmental, food science, forensic, and toxicological applications!

Written by the researchers who developed the technique and industry scientists who have used and improved it in practice, Solid Phase Microextraction:

• discusses the full range of SPME methods for laboratories performing routine analyses
• compares SPME performance with traditional sample preparation methods such as headspace, purge and trap, liquid–liquid extraction, Sohxlet extraction, and direct injection
• defines practical techniques for chromatographers who want to develop their own SPME methods
• describes commercially available fibers and classes of compounds used in SPME analysis
• addresses EPA, FDA, and other government regulatory agency standards
• explains SPME's proven performance from samples with the lowest possible analyte concentration and highest possible levels of contamination
• and more!

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