Handbook on Metals in Clinical and Analytical Chemistry

Hans Seiler, Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel

General aspects of the role of metals in clinical chemistry; collection, transport, and storage of biological samples for the determination of trace metals; method evaluation, quality control and external quality assurance systems of analytical procedures spectrophotometry; atomic absorption spectrometry; ion-selective electrodes - an overview; pH measurements and other applications; voltammetry; ion chromatography; analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS); neutron activation analysis and y-spectrometry; solid sampling analysis; determination of metals in human hair; aluminum; antimony; arsenic; barium; beryllium; bismuth; cadmium; calcium; cesium; chromium; cobalt; copper; europium and other lanthanides; gadolinium; gallium; germanium; gold; indium; iron; lead; lithium; magnesium; manganese; mercury (part contents)