Following the collection of a sample, every analytical chemist will agree that its subsequent
preservation and processing are of paramount importance. The availability of high …

Applications of solid phase microextraction (SPME) for trace element speciation are reviewed.
Because of the relative novelty of the technique in the inorganic analytical field, the first …

… Zoltán Mester Zoltan Mester was born in 1969 in Hungary. He received a PhD in chemistry
in 1998 working on the determination of biologically relevant metal–organic compounds. After …

A new vapor generation technique utilizing UV irradiation coupled with atomic absorption
for the determination of selenium in aqueous solutions is described. In the presence of low …

Multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) is a powerful
research tool for obtaining accurate and precise isotope amount ratios in a wide range of …

Volatile species of the conventional hydride-forming elements (As, Bi, Sb, Se, Sn, Pb, Cd, Te),
Hg, transition metals (Ni, Co, Cu, Fe), noble metals (Ag, Au, Rh, Pd, Pt), and nonmetals (I, S…

An initial review of research targeting applications of solid phase microextraction for
organometallic speciation, published in 2001, encompassed literature from the early days of solid …

A new selenized yeast reference material (SELM-1) produced by the Institute for National
Measurement Standards, National Research Council of Canada (INMS, NRC) certified for total …

Vapor generation is a wide-spread method used for the determination of metals, metalloids,
and organometallic compounds. Contrary to common belief, a significant number of metal (…

Since its introduction a century ago, isotope dilution analysis has played a central role in
developments of analytical chemistry. This method has witnessed many elaborations and …