March 1987 JASPE2 2(2) 87-262 Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry THIRD BIENNIAL NATIONAL ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY SYMPOSIUM, BRISTOL, UK, 23-25 JULY, 1986 CONTENTS 87 89 95 105 115 125 131 135 143 151 157 163 167 171 177 185 189 197 201 205 21 1 217 221 227 233 239 245 Foreword-E. J. Newman A Physicist's View on Current Questions in Atomic Spectrometry-Leo de Galan Recent Advances in the Theory of Atomisation in Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry: the Oxygen - Carbon Alternative. Plenary Lecture-Boris V. L'vov Mathematical Correction of Systematic Temporal Background-correction Errors for Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-James M. Harnly, James A. Holcombe Determination of Phosphorus by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Part 2.Comparison of Different Modifiers-Adilson J. Curtius, Gerhard Schlemmer, Bernhard Welz Atomisation Characteristics of Lead Determined in Alumina Matrices by Slurry - Electrothermal Atomisation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Regina Karwowska, Kenneth W. Jackson Direct Atomic Spectrometric Analysis by Slurry Atomisation. Part 2. Elimination of Interferences in the Determination of Arsenic in Whole Coal by Electrothermal Atomisation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Les Ebdon, Huw G. M. Parry Electrothermal Atomisation Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Inorganic and Methylated Arsenic after Pre-concentration by Hydride Generation and Trapping the Hydrides in a Cerium(lV) - Iodide Absorbing Solution-Dimiter L. Tsalev, Petko B. Mandjukov, J. A. Stratis Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Selenium in Plant Materials Following Combustion in a Stream of Oxygen-Charles A.Shand, Allan M. Ure Direct Electrothermal Atomistion Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Selenium in Whole Blood and Serum with Continuum-source Background Correction-Khalid Saeed Determination of Lead in Biological Materials by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Sensitised with Hydride Generation-Milagros Bonilla, (the late) Lourdes Rodriguez, Carmen Camara Determination of Vanadium in Urine by Electrothermal Atomisation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Pilar Bermejo-Barrera, F. Bermejo-Martinez, J. A. Cocho de Juan Determination of Gold in the Presence of Platinum and Palladium by Electrothermal Atomisation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Krystyna Brajter, Krystyna Stonawska Between-batch Variability of Thermal Characteristics of Commercially Available L'vov Platform Graphite Tube Atomisers and Analytical Accuracy in Electrothermal Atomisation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Ian L.Shuttler, H. Trevor Delves Atomic Spectrometric Methods (Atomic Absorption and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission) for the Determination of Aluminium at the Parts per Billion Level in Biological Fluids-Alfred0 Sanz-Medel, Rosa Rodriguez Roza, Ricardo Gonzalez Alonso, Alejandro Nova1 Vallina, Jorge Cannata Correction of Matrix Effects in Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry by Interactive Power Adjustment-Michael Thompson, Michael H. Ramsey, Barry J. Coles, Chong Ming Du Determination of Tungsten and Molybdenum a t Low Levels in Geological Materials by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry-Gwendy E.M. Hall, Chang J. Park, J. C. Pelchat Determination of Arsenic by Hydride Generation in the D.C. Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer-Determination of Arsenic(ll1) and ArsenicW) as Total Arsenic-Charles Boampong, Ian D. Brindle, Claudio M. Ceccarelli Ponzoni Methods for Improving the Sensitivity in Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Alistair A. Brown, D. J. Roberts, K. V. Kahokola Interface System for Directly Coupled High-performance Liquid Chromatography - Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Les Ebdon, Steve Hill, Philip Jones Indirect Atomic Absorption Determination of Chloride by Continuous Precipitation of Silver Chloride in a Flow Injection System-Pi I ar Martinez J i menez, Mercedes Ga I leg 0, M ig uel Va Ica rcel Flow Manifold for Automated On-line Dilution of Standards for Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and its Use in a Null Measurement Method-Stephen R.Bysouth, Julian F. Tyson Pneumatic Nebulisers-Poor Pumps and Inferior Sub-samplers-lgnacio Lopez Garcia, Clare O'Grady, Malcolm Cresser High-resolution Fourier Transform Atomic Spectrometry-Anne Thorne Atomic Magneto-optical Rotation Spectroscopy (AMORS) Using a Rotating Polariser and a Segmented Graphite Rod Atomiser-John B. Dawson, Roger J. Duffield, Alan D. Kersey, Mohsen Hajizadeh-Saffar, Graham W. Fisher Charge-transfer Excitation Processes in the Grimm Lamp-Edward B. M. Steers, Richard J. Fielding Role of Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry in Process Analysis of Plastic Materials-Peter L.Warren, Olivier Farges, Murray Horton, Joe Humber Continued inside back coverSHORT PAPERS 249 Determination of Dissolved Sulphite in Groundwaters by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry -Kathryn Lewin, J. Nicholas Walsh, Douglas L. Miles 251 Excitation of Gallium, Indium, Selenium, Tellurium, Arsenic and Antimony in a Helium Microwave-induced Plasma-Katherine J. Timmins 253 Use of 1,5-Bis(di-2-pyridylmethylene)thiocarbonohydrazide as an Extracting Reagent for the Determination of some Transition Metal Ions by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-A. Bustos, F. Sanchez-Rojas, C. Bosch Ojeda, A. Garcia de Torres, J. M. Can0 Pavon 257 Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Screening Method for the Determination of Aluminium in Haemodialysis Concentrates-Jan Rud Andersen 261 Direct Determination of Cobalt in Acetic Acid Extracts of Soils by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry- Margaret C.Mitchell, Michael L. Berrow, Charles A. Shand The Fourth Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium will be held at the University of York on 1988 28 June - 1 July 1988 1988 The symposium will provide a forum where interesting and useful applications of atomic spectroscopy can be reported and discussed. In addition to plenary, invited and submitted lectures, a particular feature of the meeting will be the presentation of posters. There will also be an exhibition and a full social program for delegates and their guests. This meeting is organised by the Atomic Spectroscopy Group, Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Spectroscopy Group of the Institute of Physics. Further information can be obtained from the Secretary of the organising committee: Dr R Miller, Unilever Research, Port Sunlight Laboratory, Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside L63 3JW Circle 003 for fu'rther information Typeset and printed by Black Bear Press Limited, Cambridge, England