L6.12 ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY  
Specific Text Resources

Handbook of Instrumental Techniques for Analytical Chemistry, by Frank A. Settle, Ed., Prentice Hall, NJ, ISBN: 0-13-177338-0, 1024 pp., Publication Date: 06/97

General information from the publisher's web page:

Chapters relevant to atomic absorption spectroscopy:

3. Sample Preparation in Analytical Chemistry (Inorganic Analysis).

Classical Chemical Analysis. Sampling. Sample Drying. Sample Weighing. Sample Dissolution. Extraction, Preconcentration, and Separations. Dilution and Matrix Matching. Preparation of Standard Solutions. Advantages of Sample Preparation. Conclusions.

4. Quantitative Measurements.

Limit of Detection, Limit of Quantification, and Sensitivity. Calibration. Interferences, Contamination, and Loss of Analyte. Sampling. Verification of Accuracy.

19. Introduction to Optical Spectroscopic Methods.

Capsule Descriptions of the Techniques Discussed in This Section; Techniques for Quantitative Determination of Elements. Techniques for Quantitative Determination of Compounds.

20. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.

Specific comments: Excellent chapter covering only atomic absorption and including many important concepts not found in more general analytical textbooks, as noted in part 20 above.