Forensic Applications of Gas Chromatography

This well-established text book fills the gap between the general texts on fluid mechanics and the highly specialised volumes on hydraulic engineering.It covers all aspects of hydraulic science normally dealt with in a civil engineering degree course and will be as useful to the engineer in practice as it is to the student and the teacher.

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.