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Abstract

Any doubt that ICP-MS is now a full-blooded laboratory workhorse is dispelled by the breadth of applications of the technique. Analysts in the environmental, mining, nuclear, metallurgical and electronic industries will find this volume a useful source of information. The application of ICP-MS to the analysis of electronic chemicals, automotive exhaust gases, radioactive liquid samples, and to the measurement of 'This volume is a useful addition to the growing literature in this area, but it is difficult to recommend it to the specialist'.skin absorption of lead demonstrates the versatility of the technique. However, there is little new on offer to the researcher who is conversant with the literature in their area of expertise. The three non-application papers on glow discharge, measurement of isotope ratios and ion kinetic energies in ICP-MS, respectively, are useful reviews of the subject areas. Also thrown in for good measure is a paper by Gray, one of the pioneers of ICP-MS, on how he sees the technique evolving. Although a number of authors have made the effort to bring their contributions to refereed journal standards, a few have fallen short of this criterion.This volume is a useful addition to the growing literature in this area, but it is difficult to recommend it to the specialist.