1. Editorial: The new year

   • Almut Beate Heinrich

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 2

2. Water purification by sulfide-containing activated carbon

   • Franz D. Oeste
   • Rainer Haas
   • Lothar Kaminski

   Letters Pages: 5 - 6

3. Direct and indirect methods for chromium identification in industrial wastes

   • Edeltrauda Helios Rybicka
   • Michael Jefferson Wilson

   Research Article 29 October 1999 Pages: 7 - 13

4. UNEP corner

   Announcement Pages: 13 - 13

5. Absolute principal component analysis of atmospheric aerosols in Mexico city

   • Javier Miranda
   • Ihali Crespo
   • Maria Angeles Morales

   Research Article 29 October 1999 Pages: 14 - 18

6. The differential removal of aged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soil during bioremediation

   • Turlough F. Guerin

   Research Article 29 October 1999 Pages: 19 - 26

7. Concentrations of phthalate esters and identification of other additives in PVC children’s toys

   • Ruth Stringer
   • Iryna Labunska
   • Angela Stephenson

   Research Article Pages: 27 - 36

8. The natural production of organobromine compounds

   • Gordon W. Gribble

   Review Articles Pages: 37 - 49

9. Book reviews

   • Gerhard Lammel

   BookReview Pages: 49 - 49

10. The age of the molecule

    Books Pages: 50 - 50

11. Encyclopedia of environmental pollution and cleanup

    Books Pages: 50 - 50

12. SCRAM: A scoring and ranking system for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances for the north american great lakes

    • Erin M. Snyder
    • Shane A. Snyder
    • Dennis M. Bush

    OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 51

13. SCRAM: A scoring and ranking system for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances for the North American Great Lakes

    • Erin M. Snyder
    • Shane A. Snyder
    • Dennis M. Bush

    OriginalPaper Pages: 52 - 61

14. Calendar of events

    Events Pages: 62 - 62