ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA Volume 494 issues 1-2, 8 October 2003 www.elsevier.com/locate/aca CONTENTS (Full texts are incorporated in CJELSEVIER, a file in the Chemical Journals Online database available on STN International; Abstracted, indexed in: Aluminium Abstracts; Anal. Abstr.; Biol. Abstr.; BIOSIS; Chem. Abstr.; Curr. Contents Phys. Chem. Earth Sci.; Engineered Materials Abstracts; Excerpta Medica; Index Med.; Life Sci; Mass Spectrum. Bull.; Material Business Alerts; Metals Abstracts; Sci. Citation Index) Microfabricated devices Continuous-flow DNA and RNA amplification chip combined with laser-induced fluorescence detection P.J. Obeid and T.K. Christopoulos (Patras, Greece) Light scattering Total internal reflected resonance light scattering detection of DNA at water/tetrachloromethane interface with acrindine orange and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide C.Z. Huang,W . Lu and YF. Li (Chongqing, PR China) Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Extraction procedure for sulfachloropyridazine in porcine tissues and detection in a sulfonamide-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) P. Cliquet, E. Cox (Merelbeke, Belgium), W. Haasnoot (WageningenT,h e Netherlands), E. Schacht (Gent, Belgium) and B.M. Goddeeris (Merelbeke, Belgium and Heverlee, Belgium) Investigation of the effect of hapten heterology on immunoassay sensitivity and development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the organophosphorus insecticide fenthion Y.J. Kim (Gyongsan, South Korea), ¥.A. Cho, H.-S. Lee (Daegu, South Korea) and YT. Lee (Gyongsan, South Korea) Chemiluminescence Comparative studies on the antioxidant activity of aqueous extracts of olive oils and seed oils using chemiluminescence K. PapadopouTl. Torisant,is , E. Yannakopoulou, A. Nikokavoura and D. Dimotikali (Athens, Greece) Chemiluminescence of dithiocarbamate fungicides based on the luminol reaction H. Kubo,Y .T suda,Y .Y oshimura, H. Homma and H. Nakazawa (Tokyo, Japan) Fluorescence and phosphorescence Simultaneous determination of ciprofloxacin and tetracycline in biological fluids based on dual-lanthanide sensitised luminescence using dry reagent chemical technology R.C. Rodriguez-Diaz, M.P. Aguilar-Caballos and A. Gomez-Hens (Cordoba, Spain) Mushroom tissue-based flow-injection fluorescence system for the determination of isoprenaline Z.Wang, Z. Zhang, Z. Fu, L. Fang,W .L uo, D. Chen and X. Zhang (Chongqing, PR China) Fluorescence and room temperature phosphorescence of 6-bromo-2-naphthol in B-cyclodextrin solution and its selective molecular recognition for cyclohexane Y.-Q. Zhai (Shanxi, PR China), S.-Z. Zhang, J.-W. Xie (Beijing, PR China) and C.-S. Liu (Taiyuan, PR China) Preconcentration Preconcentration of phosphate and arsenate at sub-ng ml ‘level witha chelating polymer-gel loaded with zirconium(IV) A.Yuchi, A. Ogiso, S. Muranaka and T. Niwa (Nagoya, Japan) Amberlite XAD-2 functionalized with Nitroso R salt: synthesis and application in an online system for preconcentration of cobalt V.A. Lemos, J.S. Santos, L.S. Nunes, M.B. de Carvalho, PX. Baliza and R.T. Yamaki (Jequié Bahia, Brazil) vi Contents Automated on-line separation—preconcentration system for platinum determination by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry C. Bosch Ojeda, F. Sanchez Rojas, J.M. Cano Pavon and A. Garcia de Torres (Malaga, Spain) Spectroscopic studies of proton-transfer and metal-ion binding of a solution-phase model for silica-immobilized 8-hydroxyquinoline R.H. Uibel and J.M. Harris (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) Chelating resin sorption followed by supercritical fluid extraction and liquid chromatographic determination of aluminum in liquid samples J.-L. Chen (Taichung, Taiwan) and C.-Y. Liu (Taipei, Taiwan) Liquid chromatography Coupling of monolithic columns with sequential injection technique. A new separation approach in flow methods J. Huclova, D. Satinsky and R. Karli¢ek (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic) Analysis of aromatic amines by high-performance liquid chromatography with pre-column derivatization by 2-(9-carbazole)-ethyl-chloroformate L. Zhang (Dalian, China), J. You (Qufu, China), G. Ping, L. Zhang, J. Duan,W . Zhang, Z. Liang and Y. Zhang (Dalian, China)... Multi-walled carbon nanotubes packed cartridge for the solid-phase extraction of several phthalate esters from water samples and their determination by high performance liquid chromatography Y.-Q. Cai, G.-B. Jiang, J.-F. Liu and Q.-X. Zhou (Beijing, PR China) Comparison of elution strength, column efficiency, and peak symmetry in subcritical water chromatography and traditional reversed-phase liquid chromatography T. Kondo and Y. Yang (Greenville, NC, USA) Contamination in trace analysis Trace-element analysis in biological fluids: evaluation of contamination in samples collected with metallic needles A. Sanchez Misiego, R.M. Garcia-Monco Carra and M.P. Ambe! Carracedo (Badajoz, Spain) Sensors and electroanalytical chemistry A renewable amperometric immunosensor for phytohormone f-indole acetic acid assay J. Li, L.-T. Xiao, G.-M. Zeng, G.-H. Huang, G.-L. Shen and R.-Q.Y u (Changsha, PR China) Amperometric flow-injection determination of phenolic compounds at self-assembled monolayer-based tyrosinase biosensors S. Campuzano, B. Serra, M. Pedrero, F. Javier Manuel de Villena and J.M. Pingarron (Madrid, Spain) Application of (2,2’:6’,2”-terpyridyl) copper(II) chloride complex in sensor construction for benzoyl peroxide determination in pharmaceutical samples M. del Pilar Taboada Sotomayor (Campinas, Brazil), |.L. Tescarollo Dias, G. de Oliveria Neto (Paulista, Brazil) and L.T. Kubota (Campinas, Brazil) Copper (ll)-selective membrane electrode based on hydrotris(3-isopropyipyrazmoelthyaln)e in a poly(vinyl chloride) matrix S. Yoshimoto, H. Mukai,T .K itano and Y. Sohrin (Kyoto, Japan) Flow injection spectroelectroanalytical method for the determination of promethazine hydrochloride in pharmaceutical preparations D. Daniel and |.G.R. Gutz (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Electrochemical determination of triclosan at a mercury electrode A. Safavi, N. Maleki (Shiraz, lran) and H.R. Shahbaazi (Shiraz, Iran and Tehran, Iran) Gas chromatography — mass spectrometry Use of boiling point-Lee retention index correlation for rapid review of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data WP. Eckel (ArlingtonV,A , USA) and T. Kind (Leipzig, Germany) Archaeometric analysis Use of X-ray and other techniques to analyse the phase transformation induced in archaeological cast iron after its stabilisation by the electrolytic method M.L.A. Gil, A. Santos, M. Bethencourt (Cadiz, Spain),T .G arcia, S. Fernandez-Bastero, A. Velo and L. Gago-Duport (Pontevedra, Spain) Microwave enhanced extraction Microwave enhanced extraction of wool wax from solid wool scour wastes M. Lopez-Mesas, F. Carrillo and M. Crespi (Terrassa, Spain)