Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Introduction (robert l. Grob).
Part i. Theory and basics.
2. Theory of gas chromatography (robert l. Grob).
3. Columns: packed and capillary/column selection in gas chromatography (eugene f. Barry).
4. Optimization of separations and computer assistance (john v. Hinshaw).
5. High speed gas chromatography (richard d. Sacks).
Part ii. Techniques and instrumentation.
6. Detectors for gas chromatography (luis a. Colon and lisa j. Baird).
7. Techniques for gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (john a. Masucci and gary w. Caldwell).
8. Qualitative and quantitative analysis by gas chromatography (robert l. Grob and mary a. Kaiser).
9. Inlet systems for gas chromatography (nicholas h. Snow).
10. Mobile phase requirements: gas system requirements (reginald bartram).
Part iii. Applications.
11. Sample preparation techniques for gas chromatography (nicholas h. Snow and gregory c. Slack).
12. Petroleum analysis by gas chromatography (cecil r. Dybowski and mary a. Kaiser).
13. Petroleum analysis by gas chromatography (edward f. Smith, et al.).
14. Clinical and pharmaceutical applications of gas chromatography (juan g. Alvarez).
15. Environmental applications of gas chromatography (john l. Snyder).
16. Forensic science applications of gas chromatography (thomas a. Brettell).
17. Validation, qa/qc of chromatographic methods (thomas a. Brettell and richard lester).
Appendix a. Effect of detector att4enuation change and chart speed on the peak height, peak width, and area (robert l. Grob and eugene f. Barry).
Appendix b. Gas chromatography acronyms, symbols and their definitions (robert l. Grob and eugene f. Barry).
Appendix c. Useful hints for gas chromatography (robert l. Grob and eugebe f. Barry).
Index.