Academic Press Analytical Methods for Agricultural Contaminants

Analytical Methods for Agricultural Contaminants provides proven laboratory practices and methods necessary to control contaminants and residues in food and water. This reference provides insight into good laboratory practices and examples of methods used in individual specialist laboratories, thus enabling stakeholders in the agri-food industry to appreciate the importance of proven, reliable data and the associated quality assurance approaches for end product testing for toxic levels of contaminants and contaminant residues in food. The book offers standard operating procedures and tools for researchers, practitioners and students to confidently engage in using research methods with the aim to control contaminants. Users in a laboratory setting will find this to be a practical and useful reference on how to detect and control agricultural contaminants for a safe food supply. Provides coverage of risk assessment and effective testing technologies Presents the most up-to-date information in research sample preparation and method validation to detect chemical residues Includes examples of each method for practical application Demonstrates proven, reliable research data and the associated quality assurance approaches for end product testing Review A practical resource for laboratories engaged in the control and testing of contaminants and residues in food From the Back Cover Analytical Methods for Agricultural Contaminants A practical resource for laboratories engaged in the control and testing of contaminants and residues in food. Edited by Andrew Cannavan Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria Analytical Methods for Agricultural Contaminants provides proven laboratory practices and methods necessary in analysis to control contaminants and residues in food and water. This reference provides insight into good laboratory practices and examples of methods used in individual specialist laboratories, enabling stakeholders in the agri-food industry to appreciate the importance of proven, reliable data and the associated quality assurance approaches for end product testing for toxic levels of contaminants and contaminant residues in food. Analytical Methods for Agricultural Contaminants offers standard operating procedures and tools for researchers, practitioners, and students to confidently engage in using research methods with the aim to control contaminants. It is a practical and useful reference to anyone in a laboratories setting needing a systematic way to detect and control agricultural contaminants for a safe food supply. Provides coverage of risk assessment and effective testing technologies Presents the most up-to-date information in research sample preparation and method validation to detect chemical residues Includes examples of each method for practical application Demonstrates proven, reliable research data and the associated quality assurance approaches for end product testing About the Editor Andrew Cannavan is the Head of the Food and Environmental Protection Laboratory (FEPL) of the United Nations Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/International Atomic Energy Agency (FAO/IAEA) Division on Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Dr. Cannavan has more than 25 years experience working in food safety. He has authored or co-authored approximately 50 papers in peer-reviewed scientific literature, contributed to eight books, and published numerous UN reports and articles. Related Elsevier Titles Motarjemi, Food Safety Management, January 2014, 9780123815040 Morris, Foodborne Infections and Intoxications, February 2013, 9780124160415 Fink-Gremmels, Animal Feed Contamination: Effects on Livestock and Food Safety, June 2012, 9781845697259 De Saeger, Determining Mycotoxins and Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Food and Feed, February 2011, 9781845696740 Watson, Food Chemical Safety, May 2001