JASPE2 7 ( 1 ) 1 N-8N 1-68 1 R-66R (1 992) February 1992 Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Including Atomic Spectrometry Updates CONTENTS NEWS AND VIEWS 1 N Editorial-Barry Sharp I N 5N Future Issues 6N Gordon Kirkbright Bursaty 6N 6N Conferences and Meetings 7N Courses Conference Reports-Julian Tyson and Mike Hinds and Steve Hill Nomenclature and Terminology Update-Judith Egan PAPERS 1 7 11 15 19 23 29 35 43 47 53 59 61 65 Determination of Trace Amounts of Cadmium by Laser Excited Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometvy-Mikhail A Bolshov Sergei N Rudnev Bruno Hutsch Evaluation of a Low-powered Argon Microwave Plasma Discharge as an Atomizer for the Determination of Mercury by Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry-Yixiang Duan Xiangxing Kong Hanqi Zhang Jun Liu Qinhan Jin Determination of Aluminium Niobium and Vanadium in Low-alloyed Steels by Spark Ablation Coupled With Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry-Aurora Gornez Coedo M Teresa Dorado Lopez Jose L Jimenez Seco Isabel Gutierrez Cob0 Determination of Methylmercury Species by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography With Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection-Takunori Kato Takashi Uehiro Akio Yasuhara Masatoshi Morita Preconcentration and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometric Determination of Metal Ions With On-line Chelating Ion Exchange-Valerio Porta Corrado Sarzanini Ornella Abollino Edoardo Mentasti Enzo Carlini Determination of Trace Metals in Volatile Organic Solvents Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry-Steve J Hill James Hartley Les Ebdon Application of Radioactive Tracers for Investigation of Dysprosium and Manganese Vaporization in Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Muhammad Mansha Chaudhry David Littlejohn John E Whitley Determination of Erbium by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Using a brolytic Graphite Coated Graphite Tube and a Pyrolytic’ Graphite Coated Graphite Tube Lined With Tantalum Foil Held in Place by a Tungsten Spiral-Ma Yi-zai Bai Jian Sun Di-jun Determination of Rare Earth Elements by Liquid Chromatographic Separation Using Inductively Coupled F’lasrria Mass Spectrometric Detection-Diane S Braverman Evalution of the Influence of lnterferents in Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Correction of the Analytical Signal by the Limit Dilution Method-F Bosch Reig F Bosch Mossi V Peris Martinez A Pastor Garcia CO M M U N CAT1 0 N Mineral Microanalysis by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry-Nicholas J G.Pearce William T Perkins Ian Abell Geoff A T Duller Ronald Fuge CUMULATIVE AUTHOR INDEX INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS IUPAC PUBLICATIONS ON NOMENCLATURE AND SYMBOLISM ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY 1 R UPDATE Watkins Mark Cave Environmental Analysis--Malcolm S Cresser Janet Armstrong John Dean Peter 53R References i FACSS Announcement and Call for Papers Typeset by Burgess & Son (Abingdon) Ltd (-1 Printed in Great Britain by PAGE BRoS Page Bros Norwich 0267-9&77( 19!9211-3JASPE2 7 ( 1 ) 1 N-8N 1-68 1 R-66R (1 992) February 1992 Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Including Atomic Spectrometry Updates CONTENTS NEWS AND VIEWS 1 N Editorial-Barry Sharp I N 5N Future Issues 6N Gordon Kirkbright Bursaty 6N 6N Conferences and Meetings 7N Courses Conference Reports-Julian Tyson and Mike Hinds and Steve Hill Nomenclature and Terminology Update-Judith Egan PAPERS 1 7 11 15 19 23 29 35 43 47 53 59 61 65 Determination of Trace Amounts of Cadmium by Laser Excited Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometvy-Mikhail A Bolshov Sergei N Rudnev Bruno Hutsch Evaluation of a Low-powered Argon Microwave Plasma Discharge as an Atomizer for the Determination of Mercury by Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry-Yixiang Duan Xiangxing Kong Hanqi Zhang Jun Liu Qinhan Jin Determination of Aluminium Niobium and Vanadium in Low-alloyed Steels by Spark Ablation Coupled With Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry-Aurora Gornez Coedo M Teresa Dorado Lopez Jose L Jimenez Seco Isabel Gutierrez Cob0 Determination of Methylmercury Species by Capillary Column Gas Chromatography With Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection-Takunori Kato Takashi Uehiro Akio Yasuhara Masatoshi Morita Preconcentration and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometric Determination of Metal Ions With On-line Chelating Ion Exchange-Valerio Porta Corrado Sarzanini Ornella Abollino Edoardo Mentasti Enzo Carlini Determination of Trace Metals in Volatile Organic Solvents Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry-Steve J Hill James Hartley Les Ebdon Application of Radioactive Tracers for Investigation of Dysprosium and Manganese Vaporization in Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Muhammad Mansha Chaudhry David Littlejohn John E Whitley Determination of Erbium by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Using a brolytic Graphite Coated Graphite Tube and a Pyrolytic’ Graphite Coated Graphite Tube Lined With Tantalum Foil Held in Place by a Tungsten Spiral-Ma Yi-zai Bai Jian Sun Di-jun Determination of Rare Earth Elements by Liquid Chromatographic Separation Using Inductively Coupled F’lasrria Mass Spectrometric Detection-Diane S Braverman Evalution of the Influence of lnterferents in Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Correction of the Analytical Signal by the Limit Dilution Method-F Bosch Reig F Bosch Mossi V Peris Martinez A Pastor Garcia CO M M U N CAT1 0 N Mineral Microanalysis by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry-Nicholas J G.Pearce William T Perkins Ian Abell Geoff A T Duller Ronald Fuge CUMULATIVE AUTHOR INDEX INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS IUPAC PUBLICATIONS ON NOMENCLATURE AND SYMBOLISM ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY 1 R UPDATE Watkins Mark Cave Environmental Analysis--Malcolm S Cresser Janet Armstrong John Dean Peter 53R References i FACSS Announcement and Call for Papers Typeset by Burgess & Son (Abingdon) Ltd (-1 Printed in Great Britain by PAGE BRoS Page Bros Norwich 0267-9&77( 19!9211-3