Calibration in Analytical Science

Pawel Koscielniak, PhD, is Full Professor employed in the Department of Analytical Chemistry at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. He is a member of the Committee of Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and is the author, co-author, and editor of more than 300 scientific articles, books, and book chapters. Professor Koscielniak’s main scientific interests include flow analysis, forensic chemistry, and environmental analysis with a special focus on analytical calibration, examination and elimination of interference effects, and optimization and validation of analytical procedures

Introduction
PART I: Calibration in qualitative analysis
Calibrationless analysis
Theoretical calibration
Empirical calibration
Classification and error analysis
PART II: Calibration in quantitative analysis
Calibrationless analysis
Theoretical calibration
Empirical calibration
- Procedural classification
- Methodological classification
- Combined calibration methods
- Recovery in the calibration context
PART III: Calibration in semi-quantitative analysis
PART IV: Calibration in multivariate analysis
PART V: Calibration in the context of green analytical chemistry
Conclusion