ANALAO 121 (9) 85R-90R, 1 151-1 358, 129N-142N (1 996) SEPTEMBER 1996I'""An al y s tllThe analytical journal of The Royal Society of ChemistryCONTENTSTUTORIAL REVIEWCONFERENCE PAPERSFOREWORDEDITORIALORAL PRESENTATIONSPOSTER PRESENTATIONS85R115111531155116311711177118311911197120312071215122512331241124712491253125712611265Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From Environmental Matrices: Practical Considerations forSupercritical Fluid Extraction -J. R. DeanAIRMON '96, The Second International Symposium on Modern Principles of Air Monitoring-Jan-OlofLevin, Yngvar ThomassenHarp MinhasEffect of Sampling on Measurement Errors-Erik OlsenSummary of the NIOSH Guidelines for Air Sampling and Analytical Method Development andEvaluation-Eugene R.Kennedy, Thomas J. Fischbach, Ruiguang Song, Peter M. Eller, Stanley A.ShulmanWhat is the Best Sorbent for Pumped Sampling-Thermal Desorption of Volatile Organic Compounds?Experience With the EC Sorbents Project-R. H. BrownValidation of a Diffusive Sampler for the Determination of Acetaldehyde in Air-Roger Lindahl, Jan-OlofLevin, Maud MsrtenssonElemental Carbon-based Method for Occupational Monitoring of Particulate Diesel Exhaust: Methodologyand Exposure Issues-M. Eileen Birch, Robert A. CaryComparative Study of an lnhalable and a Total Dust Sampler for Personal Sampling of Dust and PolycyclicAromatic Hydrocarbons in the Gas and Particulate Phase-Hilde Not0, Kristin Halgard, Hanne Line Daae,Ragne K.Bentsen, Wijnand EduardMeasurement Methods and Strategies for Non-infectious Microbial Components in Bioaerosols at theWorkplace-Wijnand EduardMicrobial Volatile Organic Compounds-What Substances can be Found in Sick Buildings?-BengtWessen, Karl-Olof SchoepsInvestigation Into the Impact of Introducing Workplace Aerosol Standards Based on the lnhalableFraction-Mark A. Werner, Terry M. Spear, James H. VincentDirect-reading Instrumentation for Workplace Aerosol Measurements-A Review-David Y. H. PuiAssessment of Particle Size Distributions in Workers' Aerosol Exposures-Gurumurthy Ramachandran,Mark A. Werner, James H. VincentDevelopments in Workplace Aerosol Sampling-A Review -Lee C. KennyElectret-based Passive Dust Sampler: Sampling of Organic Dusts-Richard C.Brown, Michael AHemingway, Derrick Wake, Andrew ThorpeHarmonization of Air Quality Measurements at European Union Level-Annette Borowiak, Emile DeSaegerIntercomparison of Tube-type Diffusive Sampling for the Determination of Volatile Hydrocarbons in AmbientAir-The0 L. Hafkenscheid, Jacques MowrerPortable Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer for Use as a Gas Analyser in Industrial Hygiene-llpoAhonen, Hannu Riipinen, Aappo RoosAnnular Aspiration Slot Entry Efficiency of the CIP-10 Aerosol Sampler-Peter Gorner, Olivier Witschger,Jean-FranGois FabriesMeasurements of Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations Using a Diffusive Sampler-AnnikaHagenbjork-Gustafsson, Bertil Forsberg, Gete Hestvik, Doris Karlsson, Sonny Wahlberg, ThomasSandstromDetermination of Gasoline Oxygenates in Air Using a Diffusive Sampler-Martin Harper, Christina O'Lear,Amy A.FioreCHEMISTRYInformationServices Cambridge, EnglandTypeset and printed by Black Bear Press Limited,Continued on inside back cover-0003-2654C199619:l-1269127312791285Evaluation of Passive Methods for Measuring Ozone in the European Alps-Markus Hangartner, ManfredKirchner, Herbert WernerCertification of Reference Materials Related to the Monitoring of Aldehydes in Air by Derivatization With2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine-Jan-Olof Levin, Roger Lindahl, Carola E. M. Heeremans, Koos van OostenDetermination of Cyclic Organic Acid Anhydrides in Air Using Gas Chromatography. Part 1. A Review-6. A.G. Jonsson, H. Welinder, P. PfaffliDetermination of Cyclic Organic Acid Anhydrides in Air Using Gas Chromatography. Part 2. Sampling andDetermination of Hexahydrophthalic Anhydride, Methylhexahydrophthalic Anhydride, TetrahydrophthalicAnhydride and Octenylsuccinic Anhydride-6. A. G. Jonsson, C. H. Lindh, C. A. Gustavsson, H. Welinder,P. PfaffliRound Robin Experiments for Comparison and Evaluation of Analytical Methods for the Determination ofEmissions From High-power Laser Material Processing-Olle Nygren, Heinz Haferkamp, Dirk Seebaurn,Thomas Puster, Erik Beck HansenDiffusive Monitoring of C,-C, Hydrocarbons in Urban Air in Sweden-Jacques Mowrer, Per-ArneSvanberg, Annika Potter, Anne LindskogParticle Size-dependent Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons-Jurgen Schnelle, KathrinWolf, Gerhard Frank, Bernhard Hietel, lstvan Gebefugi, Antonius Kettrup129112951301SAMPLE HANDLING1305131 1MOLECULARSPECTROSCOPY/SPECTROMETRY13171321SEPARATION SCIENCE13271335SENSORS134113491355Flow Injection Methods for Determination of L-Glutamate Using Glutamate Decarboxylase and GlutamateDehydrogenase Reactors With Spectrophotometric Detection-Renbing Shi, Kathrin SteinDetermination of Lithium as a Chemical Tracer and Its Application to Flow Rate Measurements-ChangJ.ParkSelective Determination of Holmium in Rare Earth Mixtures by Second-derivative Spectrophotometry WithBenzoylindan-l,3-dione and Cetylpyridinium Chloride-Nai-Xing Wang, Zhi-Kun Si, Wei Jiang,Zhong-Cheng QiSimultaneous Kinetic Spectrophotometric Determination of Five Phenolic Compounds by Reaction withpAminophenol, Using Partial Least Squares Data Treatment-M.de la Guardia, K. D. Khalaf, 6. A.Hasan, A. Morales-Rubio, J. J. Arias, J. M. Garcia-Fraga, A. I. Jimenez, F. Jimenez'On-line Solid-phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Particle Beam Mass Spectrometry and GasChromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Carbamate Pesticides-Jaroslav Slobodnik, Sacha J. F.Hoekstra-Oussoren, Maria E. Jager, Maarten Honing, Ben L. M. van Baar, Udo A. Th. BrinkmanDevelopment of a Gas Chromatographic Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Trace Amounts ofEthylenediaminetetraacetic Acid and Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid in Natural Waters -JaanaSorvari, Mika Sillanpaa, Marja-Liisa SihvonenEffect of Redox State on the Response of Poly-N-(2-cyanoethyl)pyrrole Coated Thickness-shear ModeAcoustic Wave Sensors to Organic Vapours-Zhiping Deng, David C. Stone, Michael ThompsonHigh Sensitivity Conducting Polymer Sensors-A. C. Partridge, P. Harris, M. K. AndrewsCUMULATIVE AUTHOR INDEXNEWS AND VIEWS 129N Book and Video Reviews133N Conference Report-Roger M. Smith135N Conference Diary140N Courses141 N Papers in Future Issues142N Technical Abbreviations and AcronymsCover picture: Skidoo excursion, AIRMON '96, Salen. Also shown the Dala horse, a traditional symbol ofthe region. Photograph kindly supplied by Margaret Rhen, Arbetslivsinstitutet, Urne5, Sweden