Environmental Sampling and Analysis for Technicians

by Maria Csuros

Overview

This book provides the basic knowledge in sample collection, field and laboratory quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), sample custody, regulations and standards of environmental pollutants. The text covers sample collection, preservation, handling, detailed field activities, and sample custody.
It provides an overview of the occurrence, source, and fate of toxic pollutants, as well as their control by regulations and standards. Environmental Sampling and Analysis for Technicians is an excellent introductory text for laboratory training classes, namely those teaching inorganic nonmetals, metals, and trace organic pollutants and their detection in environmental samples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873718356
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/1994
Edition description:	SPIRAL
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Maria Csuros is an environmental chemist with many years of varied experience. She received her Master of Science degree from Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, Hungary, in chemistry.

Table of Contents

Part 1 . Collecting. Preserving. and Handling Environmental Samples Chapter 1 . General Considerations in Sampling Chapter 2 . Field Tests Chapter 3 . Sample Collection from Different Matrices Part 2 . Quality Assurance and Quality Control Chapter 4 . Introduction to Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAIQC) Chapter 5 . Sample Custody Chapter 6 . Approved Analytical Methods and References Chapter 7 . Analytical System Calibration and Performance Check Chapter 8 . Quality Management of Laboratory Instruments and Supplies Chapter 9 . Quality Control Requirements Part 3 . Data Quality and Reporting Chapter 10 . Raw Data Conversion into Reportable Results Chapter 11 . Evaluation and Approval of Analytical Data Chapter 12 . Reporting Analytical Data Part 4 . Discussion of the Analyzed Parameters Chapter 13 . Introduction to Physical Properties Chapter 14 . Introduction to Metals Chapter 15 . Inorganic Non-metallic Constituents Chapter 16 Organic Pollutants Chapter 17 . Microbiological Parameters and Radioactivity Part 5 . Environmental Regulations Chapter 18 . Regulations and Standards