Table of Contents

A GC/MS PRIMER. Sample Preparation and Introduction. The Gas Chromatograph. The Mass Spectrometer. Getting Started in GC/MS. GC/MS OPTIMIZATION. Chromatographic Methods Development. Mass Spectrometer Setup and Operation. Data Processing and Network Interfacing. System Maintenance and Troubleshooting. SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS OF MASS SPECTROMETRY. GC/MS in the Environmental Laboratory. An Introduction to Structural Interpretation. Ion Trap GC/MS Systems. Other GC/MS Systems. An Introduction to LC/MS. Appendices. Index.

About the Author

MARVIN McMASTER, PhD, is an adjunct professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri--St. Louis, a consultant with MCM Scientific in Florissant, Missouri, and a network systems technician with Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. CHRISTOPHER McMASTER is a technical illustrator and independent graphic design consultant with CM Graphics in Florissant, Missouri.