 |
|
|
Element Speciation in Bioinorganic Chemistry |
| Editor: Sergio Caroli (Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Rome, Italy) |
| Element speciation determines the different forms a chemical element can take within a given compound, enabling chemists to predict possible ramifications for the environment and human health. This comprehensive book focuses on the analytical aspects and instrumentation of speciation, while covering the gamut of metal speciation forms with adverse effects on biological materials and the environment at large. The book consists of contributions by a truly international group of leading authorities on element speciation in bioinorganic chemistry. The editor—a contributor here himself—traces the developments in the field, discussing the advances made over the past decade in various methodologies and the significance of the increased capacity to detect extremely small concentrations of trace elements in various media.
Several chapters are dedicated to the various methods and applications of speciation, exploring specific analytical methods, such as direct, chromatographic and nonchromatographic methods, as well as nuclear-based and voltammetric methods. Others cover speciation in various natural water and marine environments and its manifestation in biological materials, human serum, or foodstuff. In addition, the book examines speciation theory and legal aspects as well as questions of quality and sources of errors—issues that underscore the perennial need to develop new methods for obtaining still more accurate data. | | |
