Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Sciences

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. General Principles of Analytical Mass Spectrometry

   • R. K. Boyd

   Pages 1-19

3. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry/Computer Instrumentation

   • R. E. Clement, F. W. Karasek

   Pages 21-47

4. Field Desorption and Field Ionization

   • H.-R. Schulten, Si-en Sun

   Pages 49-76

5. Positive and Negative Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

   • Ralph C. Dougherty

   Pages 77-91

6. Use of Pyrolysis/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Analysis

   • H. M. Balba

   Pages 93-100

7. Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

   • J. B. French, B. A. Thomson, W. R. Davidson, N. M. Reid, J. A. Buckley

   Pages 101-121

8. Mass Spectral Retrieval and Interpretation Systems

   • F. W. Karasek, R. E. Clement

   Pages 123-137

9. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in Water Pollution Studies

   • E. D. Pellizzari, J. T. Bursey

   Pages 139-158

10. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in Air Pollution Studies

    • D. Schuetzle, C. V. Hampton

    Pages 159-193

11. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    • J. A. Sweetman, F. W. Karasek

    Pages 195-207

12. Polychlorinated Biphenyls

    • G. R. B. Webster, D. A. Birkholz

    Pages 209-255

13. Polychlorodibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorodibenzofurans

    • G. R. B. Webster, K. Olie, O. Hutzinger

    Pages 257-296

14. DDT and Related Compounds

    • Göran Sundström, Bo Jansson

    Pages 297-310

15. Volatile Halocarbons

    • G. A. Eiceman

    Pages 311-340

16. Phthalates and Related Plasticizers

    • E. Atlas, C. S. Giam

    Pages 341-351

17. Organometallic Compounds

    • E. Ch. Th. Gevers

    Pages 353-365

18. Mass Spectrometry of Carbamates, Thiocarbamates, Dithiocarbamates, Urea, Thiourea, and Carboxanilide Pesticides

    • Francis I. Onuska

    Pages 367-404

19. Mass Spectrometry of Chlorinated Polycyclic Hydrocarbon Pesticides

    • Francis I. Onuska

    Pages 405-422

20. Triazine Herbicides

    • D. C. G. Muir

    Pages 423-435

During the past ten years a variety of methods involving mass spectrom­ etry have been developed for the analysis of environmentally important compounds. Much has been accomplished in that period to solve some of the important problems in the field. Growth of this methodology and its accomplishments has reached the point where an individual scientist can no longer have an in-depth knowledge of all the areas involved. We have attempted to provide this in-depth picture to those scientists con­ cerned by having the important topics treated by experts in the subject matter. In order to provide all the relevant material in one volume we begin with the general topics which provide the basic background material necessary to understand the techniques discussed in the in-depth topics. These general chapters are kept brief, containing only the essentials needed by the working scientist to deal with the practical applications. References in these chapters are chosen to permit a more complete study of each chapter. The concept for this book was developed during the activities of two of the editors under a NATO travel grant. These editors gratefully acknowledge this support which made the initial planning of this book possible. The editors would like to thank the individual authors of each chap­ ter for their cooperation and generously giving of their time for this project.

• Mass Spectrometry
• environment
• environmental science
• environmental sciences

• University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

  F. W. Karasek

• University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

  O. Hutzinger

• University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

  S. Safe

• Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

  S. Safe

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