Analysis of Seawater

Heightened interest in the protection of the sea and coastal waters has emphasized the need for countries to monitor contaminants carefully. Rapid developments are taking place in the techniques for sea water analysis, much lower detection levels are being obtained and new substances of environmental interest determined. This book provides a review of techniques available world-wide for analyzing seawater. Methods for determining inorganics, organics, dissolved gases and radioactive substances are detailed and sample handling and storage are described. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.