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Introduction to Environmental Analysis is volume number three in the Analytical Techniques in the Sciences series, D. J. Ando, series editor. The other two published volumes in this series are Analytical Instrumentation: Performance Characteristics, and Quality and Fundamentals of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Interest in the environment continues to expand and develop. It is now very much a part of our everyday lives. As a consequence, the need for chemical analysis of the environment continues to grow. This book is a revision and expansion of the ACOL text ‘‘Environmental analysis’’ which was first published in 1994. It is an introduction into how chemical analytical techniques are applied to the environment. Global awareness of the importance of monitoring and protecting our environment has grown considerably over the last ten years. Environmental concerns are now an integral part of today’s legislation, product design and development, waste minimization and disposal. As well as background monitoring of the environment, scientists are involved in monitoring liquid and gaseous discharges and surveying contaminated land and landfill sites—very topical issues due to concern over waste duping and potential problems with reuse of old industrial sites. Introduction to Environmental Analysis introduces the reader to the methodology required to monitor our environment and to safeguard it. The present book is made up of eight chapters which are well presented