SECOND RIO SYMPOSIUM ON ATOMIC ABSORPTION S P E C T R O M E T R Y June 21-28 1992 Rio de Janeiro Brazil The Second Rio Symposium will be divided into two parts. In the first part the emphasis will be on furnace flame and hydride techniques and will be held at the Pontificia Universidade Cat6lica do Rio de Janeiro June 21-24 The second part will be devoted entirely to furnace atomic absorption spectrometry and will be held at the Hotel Nas Rocas in Buzios located 154 km north of the city of Rio de Janeiro June 26-28. Part I The programme will include invited lectures oral presentation of papers and posters covering the following topics introduction of samples coupling with flow injection; instrument development; analytical quality assurance; interference studies; application to environmental biological and industrial samples and speciation.Part II The programme with include invited lectures and presentation of papers covering the following topics atomization theories and mechanism; temperature and atom distribution; surfaces and substrate materials; combined techniques; chemical modification; solid and slurry sampling and new concepts. lnvi ted Lecturers The following scientists were invited to present lectures J. Alvarado (Caracas Venezuela) F. J. Krug (Piracicaba Brazil) Dm Batiston1 (auenos AireS Argentina) M.T.C. de Loos-Vollebregt (Delft Holland) D. Bradshaw (Lake Mary USA) B mVm L’vov (1 eningrad USSR) Km Dittrich (Leipzig Germany) N. Miller-lhli (Beltsville USA) 2. Fang (Shenyang China) G. Muller-Vogt (Karlsruhe Germany) G.Schlemmer (Uberlingen Germany) W. Frech (Umea Sweden) JmMm Harnly (Beltsville USA) M. Hinds (Ottawa Canada) W. Slavin (Nowalk USA) J.A. Holcombe (Austin USA) R. Sturgeon (Ottawa Canada) K.W. Jackson (Albany USA) D.L. Styris (Richland USA) G. Knapp (Graz Austria) 8. Welz (Uberlingen Germany) A Course on the determination of trace and ultratrace elements will be alsooffered. There will also be an exhibition and a social programme. Further information can be obtained from the organizers AmJ. Curtius Depto. de Quimica da PUC/Rio 22.453 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Phone (021) 529-9547 Telefax (021) 220-2305. B. Welz Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer Postfach 1 120 Uberlingen Germany Phone (07551) 81-3791 Telefax (07551) 1612.Ramon M. 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