GC Hyphenations for Speciation Analysis of Organometal Compounds.

Growing interest in the speciation of elements within environmental and clinical chemistry is resulting in the development of sophisticated analytical techniques. This paper discusses state-of-the-art gas chromatography hyphenations with optical and mass spectrometric detection for trace metal speciation analysis of organometallic compounds. Particular attention is given to the topics of large-volume injection, separation on capillary columns and ultrasensitive detection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]