Markku Mesilaakso, VERIFIN, Finland.

"…this book would be a significant addition to collections serving analytical and environmental chemistry research and teaching, as well as to...those interested in weapons proliferation issues." (E-STREAMS, June 2006)

• List of Contributors. Preface.Chapter 1: Introduction (Markku Mesilaakso).Chapter 2: Sampling and Analysis in the Chemical Weapons Convention and the OPCW Mobile Laboratory (Stefan Mogl).Chapter 3: On-site Analysis by the Inspection Team. Sampling, Analysis, Equipment, Procedures and Strategies (Sabine Kruger).Chapter 4: The OPCW Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer for On-site Analysis. Instrumentation, AMDIS Software and Preparations for Use (Mieczyslaw Sokolowski).Chapter 5: Hazardous Environment Monitoring (George M. Murray and David S. Lawrence).Chapter 6: A Comprehensive Review of the Official OPCW Proficiency Test (Jeanet Hendrikse).Chapter 7: The OPCW Central Analytical Database (Charles Nyanyira).Chapter 8: Analysis Strategy for Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention in an Off-site Laboratory (Markku Mesilaakso).Chapter 9: Sample Preparation for Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention in an Off-site Laboratory (Marja-Leena Kuitunen).Chapter 10: Gas Chromatography in Screening of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Olli Kostiainen).Chapter 11: Gas Chromatography/MassSpectrometry in Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Eric R. J. Wils).Chapter 12: Liquid Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry in Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (R. M. Black and R. W. Read).Chapter 13: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Markku Mesilaakso and Andreas Niederhauser).Chapter 14: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Martin T. Soderstrom).Chapter 15: Capillary Electrophoresis in Analysis of Chemicals Related to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Jeremy E. Melanson and Camille A. Boulet).Chapter 16: Methods for the Retrospective Detection of Exposure to Toxic Scheduled Chemicals.Part A: Analysis of Free Metabolites (R. M. Black and D. Noort).Chapter 17: Methods for Retrospective Detection of Exposure to Toxic Scheduled Chemicals.Part B: Mass Spectrometric and Immunochemical Analysis of Covalent Adducts to Proteins and DNA (D. Noort and R. M. Black).Index.