1. Federation of European Chemical Societies (FECS) Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC)

   • Robert Kellner
   • Bauke te Nijenhuis

   Column 25 Pages: 1011 - 1012

2. A contribution to the ecology and enology of platinum

   • F. Alt
   • H. R. Eschnauer
   • G. Tölg

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1013 - 1019

3. SI-traceable values for cadmium concentration in the water samples of IMEP-6

   • I. Papadakis
   • P. D. P. Taylor
   • P. D. Bièvre

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1020 - 1023

4. Validation of three atomic absorption spectrometric methods for the determination of selenium – a comparative evaluation of performance characteristics

   • R. Allabashi
   • J. Rendl
   • M. Grasserbauer

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1024 - 1028

5. Development of bovine muscle, liver and urine reference materials for zeranol – preparation, homogeneity and stability

   • M. O’Keeffe
   • A. Nugent
   • C. van Peteghem

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1029 - 1034

6. Certification of an animal feed reference material for the organochlorine pesticide contents: BCR CRM 115

   • L. G. M. T. Tuinstra
   • A. H. Roos
   • E. A. Maier

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1035 - 1041

7. Multielement analysis by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for the certification of lichen research material

   • M. Schmeling
   • F. Alt
   • D. Klockow

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1042 - 1044

8. Gas-permeation continuous flow coulometric analysis: determination of sulphur dioxide

   • S. Liu
   • Han-xi Shen
   • Matthieu Tubino

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1045 - 1049

9. Cr(III)/Cr(VI) speciation in aerosol particles by extractive separation and thermal ionization isotope dilution mass spectrometry

   • R. Nusko
   • K. G. Heumann

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1050 - 1055

10. Simultaneous determination of metal ion concentrations in binary mixtures with a multi-LED photometer

    • P. C. Hauser
    • Thusitha W. T. Rupasinghe

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1056 - 1060

11. The composition analysis of YBa2Cu3O7-δ or PrBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films and (YBa2Cu3O7-δ/PrBa2Cu3O7-δ)n heterostructures prepared by CVD

    • C. Dubourdieu
    • N. Didier
    • B. Stritzker

    Original paper Pages: 1061 - 1065

12. In-line flow injection extraction-preconcentration through a passive hydrophilic membrane. Determination of total phenols in oil by flow-injection analysis

    • J. F. van Staden
    • H. E. Britz

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1066 - 1071

13. Rapid resolution of five polynuclear aromatic compounds in a mixture by derivative non-linear variable-angle synchronous fluorescence spectrometry

    • Y. Q. Li
    • Xian Zhi Huang

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1072 - 1075

14. Results of collaborative trials concerning the analysis of benzo-a-pyrene in creosote

    • E. Anklam
    • Markus Lipp
    • Guy Van Steertegem

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1076 - 1080

15. Group separation of ortho-PCBs, coplanar non-ortho-PCBs and PCDDs/PCDFs using an alumina column as an one-step clean-up procedure

    • R. Loos
    • S. Vollmuth
    • R. Niessner

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1081 - 1087

16. Ultraviolet absorption spectra of all 209 polychlorinated biphenyls evaluated by principal component analysis

    • P. L. Andersson
    • Peter Haglund
    • Mats Tysklind

    Original paper Pages: 1088 - 1092

17. Cyclodextrin-based optosensor for the determination of quinine

    • Zhilong Gong
    • Z. Zhang

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1093 - 1096

18. An optosensor for tryptophan with C18 silica gel as a substrate

    • Zhilong Gong
    • Z. Zhang

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1097 - 1100

19. Preparation of a piezoelectric immunosensor for the detection of Salmonella paratyphi A by immobilization of antibodies on electropolymerized films

    • Shihui Si
    • Fenglian Ren
    • Shouzhuo Yao

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1101 - 1105

20. Determination of bromine and iodine in biological and environmental materials using epithermal neutron activation analysis

    • Xiaolin Hou
    • Chifang Chai
    • Ke Wang

    Original paper Pages: 1106 - 1110

21. Optimized microwave preparation procedure for the elemental analysis of aquatic sediment

    • X. Wen
    • Lingzheng Wu
    • Yang Chu

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1111 - 1115

22. Application of microwave digestion to the preparation of sediment samples for arsenic speciation

    • C. Demesmay
    • Micheline Ollé

    Original paper Pages: 1116 - 1121

23. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the sequential determination of trace metals in sea water after electrothermal vaporization of their dithiocarbamate complexes in methyl isobutyl ketone

    • Sri Juari Santosa
    • S. Tanaka
    • Kazuo Yamanaka

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1122 - 1127

24. Supercritical fluid extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from native soil and fly ash with pure and modified carbon dioxide and dimethylether

    • B. W. Wenclawiak
    • Thomas Paschke
    • Martin Krappe

    Original paper Pages: 1128 - 1132

25. Improved screening analysis of organic pollutants in river water samples by gas chromatography with atomic emission detection (GC-MIP-AED)

    • Helmut Frischenschlager
    • Michael Peck
    • Manfred Grasserbauer

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1133 - 1141

26. Chemical analysis of rain and snow samples from Chernogolovk/Russia by IC, TXRF and ICP–MS

    • P. Hoffmann
    • V. K. Karandashev
    • H. M. Ortner

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1142 - 1148

27. Measurement of lead isotope ratios in wine by ICP-MS and its applications to the determination of lead concentration by isotope dilution

    • S. Augagneur
    • B. Medina
    • F. Grousset

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1149 - 1152

28. Colorimetric determination of iron in infant fortified formulas by sequential injection analysis

    • A. N. Araújo
    • Joan Gracia
    • M. Lu´cia M. F. S. Saraiva

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1153 - 1156

29. Platinum determination in nutrient plants by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with special respect to the hafnium oxide interference

    • S. Lustig
    • S. Zang
    • W. Beck

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1157 - 1163

30. Use of C-18 reverse-phase cartridges for estimation of metal complexation by a residue from olive oil industry

    • E. Díaz-Barrientos
    • M. Bejarano
    • L. Madrid

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1164 - 1167

31. Determination of acetaldehyde in liquid, solid and semi-solid food after pervaporation-derivatization

    • I. Papaefstathiou
    • U. Bilitewski
    • M. D. Luque de Castro

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1168 - 1173

32. Sensitive spectrophotometric determination of ascorbic acid in fruit juices and pharmaceutical formulations using 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (Br-PADAP)

    • Sérgio L. C. Ferreira
    • Marcus L. S. F. Bandeira
    • Djane S. de Jesus

    Original paper Pages: 1174 - 1178

33. Determination of diazepam and otilonium bromide in pharmaceuticals by ratio-spectra derivative spectrophotometry

    • Basilio Morelli

    Original paper Pages: 1179 - 1184

34. Boron determination in biological materials by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission and mass spectrometry: effects of sample dissolution methods

    • A. M. S. Nyomora
    • R. N. Sah
    • R. O. Miller

    Original paper Pages: 1185 - 1191

35. Microwave digestion and matrix separation for the determination of cadmium in urine samples by electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry using a fast temperature program

    • Shiow-Ching Chen
    • Meei-Yun Shiue
    • M.-H. Yang

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1192 - 1197

36. Detection of estradiol and testosterone in hair of cattle by HPL/EIA

    • A. Gleixner
    • Heinrich H. D. Meyer

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1198 - 1201

37. Screening and simultaneous quantitative measurement of six sulfonylureas in serum by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry with atmospheric-pressure chemical-ionization (APCI LC/MS)

    • F. Susanto
    • H. Reinauer

    Original paper Pages: 1202 - 1205

38. Use of Mycosep multifunctional clean-up columns for the determination of trichothecenes in wheat by electron-capture gas chromatography

    • J. Weingaertner
    • R. Krska
    • H. Lew

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1206 - 1210

39. Chemical characterization of the black crust present on the stone central portal of St. Denis abbey

    • G. C. Galletti
    • Paola Bocchini
    • Rocco Mazzeo

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 1211 - 1214