Trends in gas chromatographic science: 1997

By combining the results of a review of the 1996 literature with that from a review of the 1994-1995 literature, it is possible to establish trends in the science of gas chromatography (GC). GC is found to embrace a diverse array of chemical interests from thermodynamic property calculations to the speciation of metal ion complexes in marine environments. Advances in speed, sensitivity, automation, computer modeling, detector design, and sample preparation are presented, indicating clearly that GC is a well-established, very healthy, expanding science finding influence in an ever-growing pattern of scientific endeavors.