UV Reference

Standards and Best Practice in Absorption Spectrometry   Edited by Chris Burgess and Tom Frost ISBN 0-632-05313-5 http://www.blackwell-science.com

Written for analytical chemists working in industrial, government and academic laboratories, this book aims to be the definitive guide to standards, compliance and best practice in absorption spectrometry. Compiled by a distinguished team of authors and co-ordinated by the Ultraviolet Spectrometry Group (UVSG). It is essentially a practising analytical chemist’s manual.  The underlying theory is covered in outline, with references to more fundamental works. The discussion on standards in the first part represents a consensus of informed user opinion and is independent of any commercial bias. The second part contains a guide to the practical application of UV spectrometry written by recognised experts in the field. Part 1 Standards Overview of UV, cell design and construction, instrument design, liquid absorbance standards, solid absorbance standards, stray light, wavelength standards, regulatory overview, recommended procedures for standardisation. Part 2 Practical Absorption Spectrometry Absorption spectrometry in practice, measuring the spectrum, chemometric techniques and numerical methods, derivative techniques and automated sampling.