Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strategy of collecting samples from an aquatic environment / Bogdan Zygmunt, Anna Banel -- Preservation and storage of water samples / Marek Biziuk, Angelika Beyer, Joanna Zukowska -- Application of passive sampling techniques for monitoring the aquatic environment / Graham A. Mills, Richard Greenwood, Ian J. Allan, Ewa Lopuchin, Janine Brummer, Jesper Knutsson, Branislav Vrana -- Modern techniques of analyte extraction / Thaer Barri, Jan-Ake Jonsson -- Mineralization techniques used in the sample preparation step / Henryk Matusiewicz -- Biota analysis as a source of information on the state of aquatic environments / J. P. Coelho, A. I. Lillebo, M. Pacheco, M. E. Pereira, M. A. Pardal, A. C. Duarte -- Speciation analytics in aquatic ecosystems / A. de Brauwere, Y. Gao, S. De Galan, W. Baeyens, M. Elskens, M. Leermakers -- Immunochemical analytical methods for monitoring the aquatic environment / Javier Adrian, Fatima Fernandez, Alejandro Muriano, Raquel Obregon, Javier Ramon, Nuria Tort, M.-Pilar Marco -- Application of biotests / Lidia Wolska, Agnieszka Kochanowska, Jacek Namiesnik -- Total parameters as a tool for the evaluation of the load of xenobiotics in the environment / Tadeusz Gorecki, Heba Shaaban El-Hussieny Mohamed -- Determination of radionuclides in the aquatic environment / Bogdan Skwarzec -- Analytical techniques for the determination of inorganic constituents / Jorge Moreda-Pineiro, Antonio Moreda-Pineiro -- Analytical techniques for the determination of organic and organometallic analytes / Erwin Rosenberg -- Introducing the concept of sustainable development into analytical practice : green analytical chemistry / Waldemar Wardencki, Jacek Namiesnik -- Chemometrics as a tool for treatment processing of multiparametric analytical data sets / Stefan Tsakovski, Vasil Simeonov -- Quality assurance and quality control of analytical results / Ewa Bulska -- Analytical procedures for measuring precipitation quality used within the EMEP monitoring program / Wenche Aas -- Life cycle assessment of analytical protocols / Helena Janik, Justyna Kucinska-Lipka -- Preparation of samples for analysis : the key to analytical success / Jacek Namiesnik, Piotr Szefer.