Handbook of Environmental Analysis: Chemical Pollutants in Air, Water, Soil, and Solid Wastes

Analytical Techniques Introduction Precision and Accuracy of Analysis Analysis of Organic Pollutants by Gas Chromatography Analysis of Organic Pollutants by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Extraction of Organic Pollutants and Sample Cleanup Titrimetric Analysis Colorimetric Analysis Analysis of Metals by Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy Ion-Selective Electrode Analysis Application of High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Environmental Analysis Ion Chromatography Air Analysis Application of Immunoassay Techniques in Environmental Analysis Specific Classes of Substances and Aggregate Properties Aldehydes and Ketones Alkalinity Bromide Chloride Cyanate Cyanide, Total Cyanide Amenable to Chlorination Fluoride Halogenated Hydrocarbons Hardness Herbicides: Chlorophenoxy Acid Hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons, Polynuclear Aromatic Nitrogen (Ammonia) Nitrogen (Nitrate) Nitrosamines Oxygen Demand, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Pesticides: Carbamate, Urea and Triazine Pesticides: Organochlorine Pesticides: Organophosphorus pH and Eh Phenols Phosphorus Phthalate Esters Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Polychlorinated Dioxins and Dibenzofurans Silica Sulfate Sulfide Sulfite Surfactant: Anionic Thiocyanate Selected Individual Compounds Acetaldehyde Acetone Acetonitrile Acrolein Acrylonitrile Aniline Arsine Asbestos Benzene Benzidine Benzyl chloride 1,3-Butadiene Carbon Disulfide Carbon Monoxide Carbon Tetrachloride Captan Chloroacetic acid Chlorobenzene Chloroform 2-Chlorophenol Cumene Cyanogen Cyanuric Acid Diazomethane Diborane Dichlorobenzene 1,1-Dichlorethylene 2,4-Dichlorophenol Diethyl Ether 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 2,6-Dinitrotoluene Epichlorohydrin Ethyl Chloride Ethylene Chlorohydrin Ethylene Dibromide Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Oxide Formaldehyde Freon-113 Hydrogen Cyanide Hydrogen Sulfide Isophorone Methane Methyl Bromide Methyl Chloride Methylene Chloride Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl Isocyanate Methyl Methacrylate Nitrobenzene Nitrogen Dioxide Pentachlorophenol Phosgene Pyridine Pyrocatechol Pyrogallol Resorcinol Stibine Strychnine Styrene Sulfur Dioxide Tetrachloroethylene Tetraethyllead Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate Tetrahydrofuran Toluene Toluene-2,4-Diisocyanate o-Toluidine 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol Vinylchloride Xylene Appendices Appendix A: Some Common QC Formulas and Statistics Appendix B: Sample Containers, Preservations, and Holding Times Appendix C: Preparation of Molar and Normal Solutions of Some Common Reagents Appendix D: Total Dissolved Solids and Specific Conductance: Theoretical Calculations Appendix E: Characteristic Masses for Identification of Additional Organic Pollutants (Not Listed in the Text) by GC/MS Appendix F: Volatility of Some Additional Organic Substances (Not Listed in Text) for Purge and Trap Analysis Appendix G: Analysis of Elements by Atomic Spectroscopy: An Overview Appendix H: Analysis of Trace Elements by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Appendix I: Oil and Grease Analysis: An Overview Appendix J: NIOSH Methods for Air Analysis Appendix K: U.S. EPA Methods for Air Analysis Appendix L: Inorganic Test Procedures for Analysis of Aqueous Samples: EPA, SM, and ASTM Reference Methods Appendix M: U.S. EPA Analytical Methods for Organic Pollutants in Aqueous and Solid Matrices Indices Chemical Compounds CAS Registry Numbers