| Introduction / 1： |
| An overview |
| Computerization |
| Gas Chromatography / 2： |
| Fundamentals |
| Van Deemter equation: significance |
| Evaluation |
| Columns: packed columns |
| Wall-coated open tubular columns |
| Detectors: thermal conductivity detector |
| Flame ionization detector |
| Electron capture detector |
| Analysis techniques: sample injection |
| Temperature programming |
| Retention index |
| Instrumentation: computerization |
| Data acquisition and analysis |
| Suggested reading |
| Mass Spectrometry / 3： |
| Fundamentals: electron ionization |
| Chemical ionization |
| Instrumentation: quadrupole mass spectrometers |
| Magnetic sector mass spectrometers |
| Interpretation of mass spectra: types of ions |
| Isotopic abundances and characteristic ion clusters |
| Nitrogen rule and rings-plus-double-bonds |
| Steps in interpretation |
| Examples, problems |
| Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / 4： |
| Vacuum and gas flow: basic principles |
| Analysis of vacuum and gas flow |
| Interfaces |
| Computerization: computerized operation |
| Characteristics |
| Data analysis: reconstructed gas chromatogram |
| Mass chromatogram |
| Selected ion monitoring |
| Background subtraction |
| Biller-Biemann stripping technique |
| Compound identification using reference spectra matching: mass spectral compilations |
| Methods of computerized mass spectral search |
| Commercial mass spectral computer search systems |
| Quantitative analysis by selected ion monitoring: choice of ions |
| Magnetic versus quadrupole analyzers |
| Identification and quantitation procedures |
| Use of isotopically labelled compounds |
| Precision |
| Accuracy, and limit of detection |
| Automated GC-MS operation: automated data acquisition |
| Automated data analysis |
| Total automated analysis |
| GC-MS-computer instrumentation: Finnigan MAT systems |
| Hewlett-Packard systems |
| GC-MS-Computer Applications / 5： |
| Analysis of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans: incinerator emissions |
| Biological samples |
| Summary and conclusions |
| Use of high performance liquid chromatography for complex mixture analysis: HPLC Fractionation of the mixture into compound types |
| Use of high resolution GC-MS for identity confirmation |
| New developments: MS-MS: description of the technique |
| Scan techniques |
| Instrumental configurations |
| Comparison of GC-MS and MS-MS |
| Glossary / 6： |
| Subject |
| Index |
| Introduction / 1： |
| An overview |
| Computerization |
| Gas Chromatography / 2： |
| Fundamentals |
| Van Deemter equation: significance |
