ABRF References
This page aims to provide potential or existing ABRF users with sources of reference material that may be of assistance with your understanding of instrument usage/operation/workings as well as sources of information for sample preparation and instrument conditions. ABRF staff can also assist with technical advice and support with your analytical needs.
Reference material is available for the following techniques/instruments
GC-MS Reference Sources
The following lists of reference material may be of assistance with your understanding of instrument usage/operation/workings as well as sources of information for sample preparation and instrument conditions.
ABRF staff can also assist with technical advice and support with your analytical needs.
Journals
- Analytica Chimica Acta
- Analytical Biochemistry
- Clinica Chimica Acta
- Clinical Chemistry
- European Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- International Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- Journal of Biochemistry
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Journal of Chromatography A
- Journal of Chromatography B
- Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- Mass Spectrometry Reviews
- Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Books
- A Beginner's Guide to Mass Spectral Interpretation (1998) – TA Lee
- Basic Gas Chromatography 2e (2009) - McNair & Miller
- GC-MS - A Practical User's Guide 2e (2008) – MC McMaster
- Handbook of GC-MS - Fundamentals and Applications 2e (2009) – H-J Hubschmann
- Interpretation of Mass Spectra 4e (1993) – McLafferty & Turecek
- Introduction to Mass Spectrometry - Instrumentation, Applications, and Strategies for Data Interpretation 4e (2007) – Watson & Sparkman
- Mass Spectrometry - A Textbook (2004) - JH Gross
- Mass Spectrometry - Instrumentation, Interpretation and Applications (2009) - Eckman et al
- Mass Spectrometry - Principles and Applications 3e (2007) – de Hoffmann & Stroobant
- Mass Spectrometry Basics (2003) - Herbert & Johnstone
- Modern Practice of Gas Chromatography 4e (2004) – Grob & Barry
- Quantitative Applications of Mass Spectrometry (2006) - Lavagnini et al
- The Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Gas Chromatographers 4e (2007) - D Rood
- Trace Quantitative Analysis by Mass Spectrometry (2008) – Boyd et al
- Understanding Mass Spectra - A Basic Approach 2e (2004) - RM Smith
Internet Resources
- An Introduction to Mass Spectrometry (Leeds University, UK)
- ChromAcademy
- Library-4-Science/Chromatography-online.org
- Fundamentals of GC/MS (Shimadzu Corporation)
- GC/MS Analysis - Scientific Testimony Online Journal
- LCGC Magazine/Chromatography Online
- Mass Spectrometry introduction (ChemGuide.co.uk)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- 'Sci.techniques.mass-spec' UseNet newsgroup
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
Manufacturers of GC-MS Instruments
ICP-MS References
The following lists of reference material may be of assistance with your understanding of instrument usage/operation/workings as well as sources of information for sample preparation and instrument conditions. Of course, ABRF staff can also assist with technical advice and support with your analytical needs.
Journals
- European Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- International Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
- Journal of Mass Spectrometry
- Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- Mass Spectrometry Reviews
- Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Books
- ICP Mass Spectrometry Handbook (2005) - SM Nelms
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry and Its Applications 2e (2007) - SJ Hill
- Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Practices & Techniques (2001) - HE Taylor
- Liquid Sample Introduction in ICP Spectrometry: A Practical Guide (2008) - Todoli & Mermet
- Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: Current Trends & Future Developments (2005) - Holland & Bandura
- Practical Guide to ICP-MS: A Tutorial for Beginner's 2e (2009) - R Thomas
- Practical Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy (2005)
- Sample Preparation for Trace Element Analysis (2003) - Mester & Sturgeon
Internet Resources
- Introduction to ICP-MS (US Geological Survey)
- ICP-MS Introduction (Virginia Tech)
- ICP-MS BlogSpot
- ICP-MS: A versatile detection system for speciation analysis (EVISA)