1st Edition
Forensic Applications of Gas Chromatography
Introduction to Gas Chromatography
Instrumentation for Gas Chromatography
Choice of Gas
Sample Introduction
Column Oven
GC Columns
Detectors
Basic Principles of Chromatography
Theory of Chromatography
Method Development
Influence of Sample Introduction Method
Influence of the Carrier Gas
Influence of the Column
Influence of Oven Temperature
Influence of the Detector
An Example
Quality Assurance and Method Validation
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Why Be Quality Assured?
Ways to Ensure Quality of Product or Service
Instrument Qualification
Method Validation
Troubleshooting in Gas Chromatography
Introduction
Baseline Disturbances
Irregular Peak Shapes
Retention Time Shifts
Loss of Separation or Resolution
Loss of Sensitivity
Rapid Column Deterioration
Ghost Peaks
Developments in Gas Chromatography
Developments in Sample Preparation Techniques
Developments in Column Technology
Developments in Instrumentation
Forensic Applications of Gas Chromatography
Drug Analysis
Forensic Toxicology
Forensic Analysis of Fire Debris
Paint Analysis
Food and Fragrance Analysis
Answers to Questions
Glossary
Index
Biography
John Richard Dean, Michelle Groves Carlin
" … useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students and young scientists, but also for experienced scientists starting to work with gas chromatography."
—Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
