The main objective of this contribution is to describe the development of the concepts,
techniques and devices associated with solid-phase microextraction, as a response to the …

Sample preparation is an essential step in analysis, greatly influencing the reliability and
accuracy of resulted the time and cost of analysis. Solid‐Phase Microextraction (SPME) is a …

Alkaloids are a large cluster of molecules found in Mother Nature all over the world. They
are all secondary compounds and collection of miscellaneous elements and biomolecules …

This updated and expanded Second Edition of Dr. Erickson's Analytical Chemistry of PCBs
appears a decade after the first and is completely revised and updated. The changes from …

This work details water sampling and preservation methods by enumerating the different
ways to measure physical, chemical, organoleptical, and radiological characteristics. It …

The volatiles responsible for the typical aroma of cheese are produced mainly by lipolytic
and proteolytic pathways and by the metabolism of lactose, lactate, and citrate. The volatile …

This paper reviews the data concerning the atmospheric occurrence of nitrophenols, both in
the gas and in the condensed phase (rainwater, cloud, fog and snow). Data obtained from …

This review will attempt to provide an overview as well as a theoretical and practical
understanding of the use of microextraction technologies for drug analysis. The majority of …

Most sample-enrichment procedures currently available rely on adsorption of the analytes of
interest by a suitable adsorbent material. Although good performance can be obtained for …

Phenolic derivatives are among the most important contaminants present in the
environment. These compounds are used in several industrial processes to manufacture …