Applications of anion chromatography in terrestrial environmental research

Ion chromatography can be applied to characterise single samples for a wide range of ionic species, at elevated or trace concentrations, or with automation may be used to determine many of the common ions on several thousand samples per year. It has been applied to a wide range of sample types of environmental interest. Examples of applications are given for the common sample types, i.e. atmospheric gases and particulates, water, biological materials and soil. The recent literature in the field of anion chromatography, as applied to environmental research, is reviewed (102 references). Suppressed and non-suppressed systems are covered, as are comparisons with other methods of analysis. Development of sample preparation methods, stationary and mobile phases, detection systems and techniques are also discussed.