ANPRDI lS(6) 287-348 (1982) June 1982 Hon. Secretary R. Sawyer Analytical Proceedinas I - Proceedings of the Analytical Division of The Royal Society of Chemistry AD President L. S. Bark Hon. Treasurer D. C. M. Squirrel1 Hon. Assistant Secretary D. 1. Coomber, O.B.E. Hon. Publicity Secretary Dr. A. Townshend, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX Secretary Miss P. E. Hutchinson Editor, Analyst and Analytical Proceedings P. C. Weston Senior Assistant Editor Assistant Editors R. A. Young Mrs. J. Brew, Mrs. P. A. Fellows Publication of Analytical Proceedings is the responsi- bility of the Analytical Editorial Board: J. M. Ottaway (Chairman) J. M. Skinner G. J. Dickes J. D. R. Thomas 'G. W. Kirby A. M. Ure J. N. Miller 'P. C. Weston G. E. Penketh J. Whitehead T.B. Pierce 'Ex officio members All editorial matter should be addressed to: The Editor, Analytical Proceedings, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, WlV OBN. Telephone 01 -734 9864. Telex 268001. Advertisements: Advertising Department, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Andytical Proceedings (ISSN 01 44-557X) is pub- lished monthly by The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1 V OBN, England. All orders, accompanied by payment, should be sent to The Royal Society of Chemistry, The Distribution Centre, Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Herts., SG6 1 HN, England. 1982 Annual Subscription price if purchased on its own: UK f40.00, Rest of World f42.00, US $95.00, including air speeded delivery. Air freight and mailing in the USA by Publications Expediting Inc., 200 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, N.Y.11 003. USA Postmaster: Send address c ha n g es to : Analytical Proceedings, P u bl ica t io ns Expediting Inc., 200 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, N.Y. 11 003. Second class postage paid at Jamaica, N.Y. 11431. All other despatches outside the UK by Bulk Airmail within Europe, Accelerated Surface Post outside Europe. PRINTED IN THE UK. Q The Royal Society of Chemistry 1982 London, W1 V OBN. Telephone 01 -734 9864. Editorial First Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium Both The Analyst and Analytical Proceedings publish significant numbers of papers describing important developments in the field of analyti- cal atomic spectrometry. The Analytical Editorial Board was therefore delighted to note the organisation of a new national symposium on this subject, the first of which is to be held in Sheffield next month from 13-15th July.The major international conference covering this field, the Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale (CSI), is organised every two years, and although it was held in Cambridge in 1979, the desire of other nations to undertake the responsibility for organising the meeting is so great that the return of the CSI to the UK will be some years ahead. A UK national symposium will therefore afford British analysts, involved in the development and use of atomic spectrometric methods, an important meeting point for the dissemination of new ideas and discussion of continuing problem areas. The First Biennial National Atomic Spectro- scopy Symposium is being organised jointly by the Atomic Spectroscopy Group of the Analyti- cal Division of the RSC and the Spectroscopy Group of the Institute of Physics.Apart from contributions from UK authors, a number of key papers will be presented by international workers of high repute. Some details of the programme are published on page 343 of this issue of Analytical Proceedings and this pro- gramme indicates that the meeting should be of genuine interest to many practising analytical chemists, The Analytical Editorial Board hopes to publish many of the papers presented a t this meeting in a Special Issue of The Analyst early in 1983. Although the normal method of publication of the papers given at Analytical Division meetings is via extended summaries in Analytical Proceedings, the Board has for some time been encouraging more authors to submit suitable original material for publica- tion as full papers in The Analyst, in preference to the more restrictive format of Analytical Proceedings. Many of the papers in the pro- 287288 ROBERT BOYLE (1627-1691). PART I1 Anal. PYOC. gramme for the first Biennial Atomic Spectro- weather in Sheffield in July is dubious, but scopy Symposium appear to be in this category they have put together an interesting pro- and i t is expected that publication in a single gramme which promises to provide a scientifi- issue of The Analyst will provide a detailed cally stimulating occasion, and the Analytical permanent record of the significant develop- Editorial Board wishes them every success with ments reported at this meeting. this new venture. Whether the organisers can promise fine J. M. OTTAWAY