ANPRDI 26( 1 ) 1-44 (1 989) Proceedings of the Analytical Division of The Royal Society of Chemistry 32 1 Editorial 2 SUMMARIES OF PAPERS 2 Research and Development Topics in Analytical Chemistry 2 4 5 6 8 11 12 15 16 19 20 22 24 27 29 'Lithium Ion-selective Electrodes: Optimisation Studies for Blood Serum Analysis' by C. W. Beswick, G. J. Moody and J. D. R. Thomas 'Development of a Flow Injection Manifold for the Extraction of the Perchlorate Ion with Brilliant Green' by D. Thorburn Burns, N. Chimpalee and M. Harriott 'Some Recent Developments in Electrochemical lmmunoassays' by Eileen Buckley, Malcolm R. Smyth, William R. Heineman and H. Brian Halsall 'Sampling and Analysis of Organic Vapours in the Flue Gases from Pottery Kilns' by Naima Bradley and E.David Morgan 'Potentiometric Determination of Sodium and Potassium in Blood Serum: an Assessment of the Use of Bis(crown ether)-based Ion-selective Electrodes' by G. J. Moody, Bahruddin B. Saad and J. D. R. Thomas 'Spectrophotometric Determination of Manganese in Steel After Solid-phase Extraction of Trimethylenebis(tripheny1phosphonium) Permanganate with Micro- crystalline Naphthalene' by D. Thorburn Burns, D. Chimpalee and N. Chimpalee 'Studies on Two Epoxyoctacosahydro[ 12]cyclacene Derivatives as Sensor Coatings on Quartz Piezoelectric Crystals for Detecting Aromatic Vapours' by M. A. F. Elmosalamy, G. J. Moody, J. D. R. Thomas, F. A. Kohnke and J. F. Stoddart 'Some Analytical Applications of Polymer Modified Electrodes' by Mary Meaney, Johannes G.Vos, Malcolm R. Smyth and Gordon G. Wallace 'Determination of Organotins in Fish and Sediments by Gas Chromatography with Flame Photometric Detection' by Isabel Martin-Landa, Fernando de Pablos and lain L. Marr 'Flow Injection Determination of Organosulphur Compounds with Chemiluminescence Detection' by J. Steven Lancaster and Paul J. Worsfold 'Arsenic Speciation by Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and its Application to the Study of Biological Cycling in the Coastal Environment' by S. D. W. Comber and A. G. Howard 'Selectivity Studies in Supercritical Fluid Chromatography' by M. Martin Sanagi and Roger M. Smith 'Retention Prediction in RP-HPLC Using a Functional Group Database and Expert System (CRIPES)' by Christina M.Burr and Roger M. Smith 'The Determination of Quantum Efficiencies of Laser Dye Using the Thermal Lens Effect' by Jun Shen and Richard D. Snook 'Analysis of Sodium in Blood Plasma Using a New Mini Ion-selective Electrode' by Martin Telting-Diaz, Malcolm R. Smyth, Dermot Diamond, Eileen M. Seward, Gyula Svehla and Anthony M. McKervey 'A Semi-continuous Flow Method for the Trace Analysis of Dissolved Inorganic Antimony' by A. T. Campbell and A. G. Howard Typeset and printed by Black Bear Press Limited, Cambridge, England January 1989 Analytical Proceedings CONTENTS continued inside back cover ... ANALYTICAL PROCEEDINGS, JANUARY 1989, VOL 26 111 34 'The Capillary Gas Chromatography - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry of Organotin and Organolead Compounds' by R.C. Foster and A. G. Howard 37 Equipment News 40 Conferences and Meetings 41 Courses 43 Analytical Division Diary Analytical Applications of Spectroscopy Edited by C.S.Creaser, Uniwrsify of East AngZicZ and A.M.C. Davies, lnsfitufe of Food Research, Nurwich This new book provides a 'State-of-the-Art' review of the applications of the major spectroscopic techniques and will prove invaluable to researchers involved in this form of analysis. The book provides wide-ranging coverage of recent developments in analytical spectroscopy, and in particular the common themes of chromatography - spectroscopy combinations, Fourier transform methods and data handling techniques. Each section includes a review of key areas of current research, written by spectroscopists who have made major contributions in their respective disciplines, as well as short reports of new developments in these fields. These common themes have played an increasingly important part in recent advances in spectroscopic techniques and emphasise the multidisciplinary approach of present research. ROYAL SOCIETYOF 502 pages ISBN 0 85186 383 3 Price S47.50 ($99.00) CHEMISTRY Services hformation To order or for further information, please write to: Royal Society of Chemistry, Distribution Centre, Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 lHN, UK. or telephone (0462) 672555 quoting your credit card details. We now aFcept Access/Visa/MasterCard/EuroCard. RSC Members are entitled to a discount on most RSC publications and should write to: The Membership Manager, Royal Society of Chemistry, 30 Russell Square, London WClB 5DT, UK.