Chiral Environmental Pollutants: Trace Analysis and Ecotoxicology

ISBN-13: 9783540664239 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 210 str.

R. Kallenborn; H. Huhnerfu; H. H]hnerfuss

Opis

In 1848, Louis Pasteur 1] was the first to report the separation of two different types of sodium ammonium tartrate, which he assumed to be related to each other like two mirror images. A few years later this phenomenon was denomi nated chirality (from the Greek word X tp (= cheir) which means hand) by Lord Kelvin who used the following definition: "/ call any geometrical figure or any groups of points chiral and say it has chirality if its image in a plane mirror, ide ally realised cannot be brought to coincide with itself' (Lord Kelvin, 1883, ac cording to 2]). Subsequently, a large number of compounds were observed to fulfil these requirements. In biological systems this phenomenon of asymmetry had already been known for quite some time. Different snail species, for exam ple, produce mirror-image forms, fossils like ammonites exhibit chiral shapes, and, last but not least, the human body, including feet, hands and ears, can be divided into two parts which can be regarded as two non-superimposable mir ror images. After making some breath-taking scientific findings, two young Chinese American physicists, Tsung Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang, were awarded the No bel prize in 1957 when they proved that the parity of weak interactions is not preserved 3]; asymmetric approaches were also applied to elementary and quantum physical processes under certain conditions (see Sect. 5. 2. 1)."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The authors present the state of the art and future development on environmental enantioselective trace analysis and the environmental fate of organic chiral pollutants. ... a comprehensive survey of enantioselective trace analysis, and, what is excellent, the authors try to relate these data to the ecotoxological effects of chiral pollutants. ... the layout is clear, and the examples in tables and figures are carefully chosen. ... it delivers a comprehensive survey for environmental trace analysts, analytical chemists, ecotoxicologists, food scientists and graduate students ... ." (Jussi V. K. Kukkonen, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. 18 (1), 2002)

"This book is a welcome addition to fill the gap in the previously published books and monographs that discuss chirality and chiral analysis of pharmaceuticals. ... this book is a valuable reference and a 'must have' since it focuses on the impact of chirality on environmental pollutants. The book is highly recommended to research scientists, graduate students and chemists who are especially involved in the field of environmental analysis. Furthermore, governmental regulatory agencies will find this book of great benefit." (Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein, Biomedical Chromatography, Vol. 16 (4), 2002)

"The authors have tried to give a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art of enantioselective trace analysis and also to reflect the future of this promising field of analytical research. ... This monograph is employable to environmental trace analysts, analytical chemists, ecotoxicologists, food scientists, and also experienced laboratory personnel." (Advances in Food Science Vol. 23 (4), 2001)

"The central topic of the book is to present the state of the art and future development of environmental enantioselective trace analysis and its implications in ecotoxicological studies. ... The topics presented in the book are very well illustrated with practical details and case studies, as well as almost 500 references. ... This monograph is highly recommended for environmental trace analysts, analytical chemists, ecotoxicologists and food scientists." (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 81, 2001)

Spis treści

1 Introduction.- 2 Enantioselective Chromatographic Methods for the Analysis of Chiral Environmental Pollutants.- 3 Chiral Xenobiotics in the Environment.- 4 Enantioselective Toxic and Ecotoxic Effects of Drugs and Environmental Pollutants.- 5 Perspectives of Enantioselective Analyses.