Chemical analysis is essentially a useful tool for all branches of the natural sciences while also providing its services to society. It is essential in Medicine, Physics, Biology, Pharmacy, etc., as well as in Archaeology, Art, and Ecology. There is no aspect of modern social life from which chemical analysis is absent.
In recent decades, mass production processes have "forced" analytical chemists to develop reliable automated instrumental techniques capable of ensuring continuous quality control of products and the services provided (e.g., in biological laboratories). At the same time, the effort to solve the problems of modern society has prompted the emergence of specialized branches of chemical analysis.
Meanwhile, the science of chemical analysis is an independent science that aims to improve the techniques already in use, to select the ideal methodology for each analytical problem using scientific criteria, and to focus on the nature of matter by discovering similarities and differences among seemingly identical samples. The latter is very useful in Forensic Science and Archaeometry, where finding similarities and differences often serves as the main objective of a given study.
The book consists of ten standalone chapters that address different analytical techniques or combinations of techniques.
