Pawliszyn J. (Ed.) Applications of Solid Phase Microextraction

The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 1999. — 676 p. — (RSC Chromatography Monographs. Volume 5) — ISBN: 0854045252The development and implementation of new sample preparation technologies are very slow compared to other parts of the analytical process. For example, today we have very powerful modern instrumentation available, such as GC/MS and LC/MS, to perform separation and quantitation of complex extraction mixtures. At the same time many analytical methods use very traditional extraction techniques, such as liquid-liquid or Soxhlet extractions. The reasons for this situation are many and likely include the low level of research activity in academia in this area, largely caused by the complexity of natural matrices, which discourages more basic research. This has created the situation where the time required for the sample preparation step determines overall analysis time. Traditionally, scientists defined the objective of the sample preparation step quite narrowly, as isolation of target components from the sample matrix in the laboratory. However, it becomes evident that in the near future more demand will be placed on technologies of sample preparation to be able to meet such objectives as moving analysis to the field or facilitating continuous process and on-site monitoring. Also, more emphasis will be placed on getting more information about the sample, such as speciation or more complete characterization of the natural distribution of analytes in the system.Calibration and Quantitation by SPME
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