1. Concentration Variations of Trace Metals in Surface Seawater along the Ferry Track between Osaka and Okinawa as Determined by ICP-MS after Chelating Resin Preconcentration

   • Tomoki Yabutani
   • Fumihiko Mouri
   • Hiroki Haraguchi

   Rapid Communications 19 July 2000 Pages: 675 - 676

2. Fiber-Optic Biosensors—Trends and Advances

   • Mehrab Mehrvar
   • Chris Bis
   • John H. Luong

   Reviews 19 July 2000 Pages: 677 - 692

3. Calibration Method for the Gas-Chromatographic Retention Time of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners

   • Hiroshi Kato
   • Yoshihisa Ueda
   • Munetaka Nakata

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 693 - 699

4. Fluorescent Molecular Recognition for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Their Analogs by Fluorescent Hetero-Modified Cyclodextrins

   • Miyuki Narita
   • Nobuaki Ogawa
   • Fumio Hamada

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 701 - 705

5. Determination of Diquat and Paraquat in Water by Liquid Chromatography/Electrospray–Mass Spectrometry Using Volatile Ion-Pairing Reagents

   • Masahiko Takino
   • Shigeki Daishima
   • Kenji Yamaguchi

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 707 - 711

6. Selective Separation–Flotation of Hafnium from Zirconium and Their Determination in Real Samples

   • M. A. Kabili
   • M. A. Akl
   • D. S. Ismail

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 713 - 718

7. Kinetic Study of the Concentration Dependence of the Mass Transfer Rate Coefficient in Enantiomeric Separation on a Polymeric Imprinted Stationary Phase

   • Kanji Miyabe
   • Georges Guiochon

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 719 - 730

8. Simultaneous Determination of Trace Elements in River-water Samples by ICP-MS in Combination with a Discrete Microsampling Technique after Enrichment with a Chitosan-based Chelating Resin

   • Kyue-Hyung Lee
   • Mitsuko Oshima
   • Shoji Motomizu

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 731 - 738

9. Comparison of Chemical Modifiers in Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry with Boron Nitride Tube and Platform Furnaces for Mercury

   • Shoji Imai
   • Azumi Sugimoto
   • Yasuhisa Hayashi

   Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 739 - 742

10. Photothermal Lensing Signal Enhancement by the Transient Absorption of Photoexcited States in Liquid Solutions

    • Akira Harata
    • Naonori Yamaguchi

    Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 743 - 749

11. Preliminary Studies of Iron Speciation (Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺) in Peat Samples Using Polarography

    • Paavo Perämäki
    • Mia Kumpumäki
    • Ritva Heikkinen

    Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 751 - 756

12. Development of Highly Sensitive Ru-Chelate Based ECL Immunoassay 2: Electrochemical and Immunochemical Studies on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous ECL Excitation

    • Yuzaburo Namba
    • Takashi Sawada
    • Osamu Suzuki

    Original Papers 19 July 2000 Pages: 757 - 763

13. Simultaneous Analysis of Two-Site Gene Polymorphisms Using Time-Resolved Fluorescence Immunoassay

    • Kazuyuki Watanabe
    • Miwa Oda
    • Masako Maeda

    Instrumental Achievements 19 July 2000 Pages: 765 - 769

14. Lock-in Modulation Detection for a Difference Interferometric Slab Optical-Waveguide Refractive-Index Sensor

    • Kin-ichi Tsunoda
    • Tomonari Umemura
    • Tamao Odake

    Instrumental Achievements 19 July 2000 Pages: 771 - 734

15. Crystal Structure of 1-Benzyl-4-piperazineglyoxime

    • Ş. Işik
    • S. Öztürk
    • H. K. Fun

    Instrumental Achievements 19 July 2000 Pages: 775 - 776

16. Crystal Structure of Monomeric Arene Chloro Ruthenium(II) Complex, [RuCl₂C₆H₆(MeCN)]

    • Hiroki Takahashi
    • Kimiko Kobayashi
    • Masahisa Osawa

    Instrumental Achievements 19 July 2000 Pages: 777 - 779

17. Crystal Structure of Tris(((5-chlorosalicylidene)amino)ethyl)amine

    • Masatoshi Kanesato
    • Faustin Nazareno Ngassapa
    • Toshiro Yokoyama

    Instrumental Achievements 19 July 2000 Pages: 781 - 782

18. Crystal Structure of Mycophenolic Acid: 6-(4-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-yl)-4-methyl-hex-4-enoic Acid

    • Adrián Covarrubias
    • Noé Zúñiga-Villarreal
    • Georgina Espinosa-Pérez

    Instrumental Achievements 19 July 2000 Pages: 783 - 784

19. Calendar of Forthcoming Meetings

    Announcements 19 July 2000 Pages: 785 - 786