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Author:   Patricia Forbes (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Volume:   70
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9780444635532

ISBN 10:   044463553
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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1. Perspectives on the Monitoring of Air Pollutants Patricia Forbes 2. Passive Diffusion Sampling Devices for Monitoring Ambient Air Concentrations J.J. Pienaar 3. Biomonitors Patricia Forbes 4. Ambient Air Sampling with Whole Air, In-Field Concentration, and Particulate Matter (PM) Methodologies Jason S. Herrington 5. Denuders Egmont Rohwer 6. Automated Continuous Air Monitoring J.P Beukes 7. Novel and Emerging Air Sampling Devices J Grandy 8. Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Techniques and Methodologies for the Determination of Metals, Metalloids and Ions in Atmospheric Aerosols Patricia Smichowski 9. Chromatographic Techniques for Organic Analytes Pérola de Castro Vasconcellos 10. Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Spectrometry Patricia Forbes 11. Microscopic Single-Particle Analytical Methods for Aerosol Characterization Chul-Un Ro 12. Concluding Comments and Future Outlook Patricia Forbes

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After Dr Patricia Forbes obtained her BSc Honours in chemistry (1994), she spent several years working in the platinum industry, where she completed her MSc and became Environmental Manager. Patricia was then appointed as Senior Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, before moving to the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) where she headed up the Air Quality Research Laboratory and was a Senior Researcher. Patricia completed her PhD at the University of Pretoria (2010), which she then joined as Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry. Her research focuses primarily on atmospheric analyses involving the development of novel sampling and analytical methods for environmental pollutants. Patricia serves on the Executive of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI) and is Chairperson of ChromSA (the chromatography division of SACI). She is Scientific Editor (Analytical Chemistry) for the South African Journal of Chemistry.

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