A Laboratory Guide to Graphite Furnace Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy

Analytische Chemie; Umweltanalyse; Chemische Analyse; Umweltanalytik; Anorganische Chemie;

• BM - BioMethods;

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Graphite furnace AAS is one of the most widely used techniques for elemental ultratrace determinations, but other than 20 years ago it is a method for routine applications and no longer for research purposes. This laboratory guide is aimed at the technician who has to provide reliable, accurate and well-documented data in an environment of increased pressure on fast and cost-saving analysis. It features critical questions and dialogues that guide the reader from sample pretreatment via calibration and validation of the instrument, to the accessories and software packages of modern graphite furnace AAS. Analyses from environmental and biological fields are also discussed, using the latest instrumentation - simultaneous GFAAS, and accessories.