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LIST OF CONTENTS Number | Contributors to this issue T. Nishitani, |. Fukunaga, H. Itoh and The relationship between HCL and mercury speciation in T. Nomura flue gas from municipal solid waste incinerators Xiaoming Zhao and W. Schwack Photochemical behaviour of musk ambrette H. Bapat, S. E. Manahan and An activated carbon product prepared from milo (Sorghum D. W. Larsen vulgare) grain for use in hazardous waste gasification by ChemChar cocurrent flow gasification A. Delgado-Rodriguez, R. Ortiz-Marttelo, Genotoxicity of organic extracts of airborne particles in R. Villalobos-Pietrini, S. Gomez-Arroyo somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster and U. Graf B. V. Chang, S. W. Chou and Microbial dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls in S. Y. Yi anaerobic sewage sludge P.-C. Chiang, Y.-W. Ko, C.-H. Liang Modeling an ozone bubble column for predicting its and E.-E. Chang disinfection efficiency and control of DBP formation M. Nowakowska and K. Szczubialka Photosensitized dechlorination of polychlorinated benzenes. 1. Carbazole-photosensitized dechlorination of hexachloro-benzene R. A. Abramovitch, Huang Bangzhou, In situ decomposition of PAHs in soil and desorption of D. A. Abramovitch and Song Jiangao organic solvents using microwave energy R. Pongratz and K. G. Heumann Production of methylated mercury, lead, and cadmium by marine bacteria as a significant natural source for atmospheric heavy metals in polar regions A. Ingemarsson, M. Nilsson, Slow pyrolysis of willow (Salix) studied with GC/MS and J. R. Pedersen and J. O. Olsson GC/FTIR/FID Yi Wang, Zijian Wang, Jiang Liu, Monitoring priority pollutants in the Yanghe River by Mei Ma and N. Belzile dichloromethane extraction and semipermeable membrane device (SPMD) B. Krock, W. Vetter and B. Luckas Total synthesis of the trichlorocamphene and a tetra- chlorodihydrocamphene, and structural feature leading to chlorinated bornanes, camphenes, and dihydrocamphenes Y. Miyabara, S. Hashimoto, M. Sagai PCDDs and PCDFs in vehicle exhaust particles in Japan and M. Morita F. D. Harper, V. C. Waldrop, Organochlorine and polychlorinated biphenyl contami- R. D. Jeffers, C.D . Duncan and nation in black neck stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, eggs from G. P. Cobb the Savannah and Tybee National Wildlife Refuges Il List of Contents Number 2 SPECIAL ISSUE—MATTER AND ENERGY FLUXES IN THE ANTHROPOCENTRIC ENVIRONMENT vil Contributors to this issue N. Senesi, J. A. Rice and 165 Preface T. M. Miano P. M. van Bodegom and Effects of alternative electron acceptors and temperature on A. J. M. Stams methanogenesis in rice paddy soils V. D’Orazio, E. Loffredo, G. Brunetti Triallate adsorption onto humic acids of different origin and and N. Senesi nature 1. Hernandez-Valencia and Allocation of phosphorus in a tropical savanna D. Lopez-Hernandez C. Garcia-Rizo, C. Perez-Sirvent and Environmental transfer of zinc in calcareous soils in zones J. Martinez-Sanchez near old mining sites with semi-aradic climate S. Guerzoni, E. Molinaroli, P. Rossini, Role of desert aerosol in metal fluxes in the Mediterranean G. Rampazzo, G. Quarantotto, area G. De Falco and S. Cristini S. K. Jain Protective role of zeolite on short- and long-term lead toxicity in the teleost fish Heteropneustes fossilis M. Jerzykiewicz, J. Drozd and Organic radicals and paramagnetic metal complexes in A. Jezierski municipal solid waste composts. An EPR and chemical study T. Matsunaga, T. Ueno, Cesium-137 and mercury contamination in lake sediments R. L. R. Chandradjith, H. Amano, M. Okumura and H. Hashitani 1. McGhee, F. Sannino, L. Gianfreda Bioavailability of 2,4-D sorbed to a chlorite-like complex and R. G. Burns R. T. R. Monteiro, B. P. V. Queiroz Distribution of ‘*C-atrazine residues in humus fractions of a and A. C. Cella Brazilian soil H. Obarska-Pempkowiak and Distribution of nutrients and heavy metals in a constructed K. Klimkowska wetland system J. Pempkowiak, A. Sikora and Speciation of heavy metals in marine sediments vs their E. Biernacka bioaccumulation by mussels List of Contents J. A. Romero, F. A. Comin and Restored wetlands as filters to remove nitrogen C. Garcia F. Sannino, M. T. Filazzola, Fate of herbicides influenced by biotic and abiotic A. Violante and L. Gianfreda interactions G. S. Senesi, G. Baldassarre, Trace element inputs into soils by anthropogenic activities N. Senesi and B. Radina and implications for human health B. Silva, T. Rivas and B. Prieto Effects of lichens on the geochemical weathering of granitic rocks Number 3 Contributors to this issue J. A. Lebo, J. N. Huckins, J. D. Petty Removal of organic contaminant toxicity from sediments- and K. T. Ho early work toward development of a toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) method G. Karlaganis, S. E. Bradley and Clearance of xenobiotics from rivers M. Spreafico M. Schuhmacher, J. L. Domingo, Soil monitoring in the vicinity of a municipal solid waste S. Granero, J. M. Llobet, E. Eljarrat incinerator: temporal variation of PCDD/Fs and J. Rivera G. Szabo, J. Guczi, W. Kordel, Comparison of different HPLC stationary phases for A. Zsolnay, V. Major and P. Keresztes determination of soil-water distribution coefficient, Koc, values of organic chemicals in RP-HPLC system I. Kruk, K. Lichszteld, M. Bounias, Formation of active oxygen species during autoxidation of A. Kladna and L. Kubera-Nowakowska DOPA E. Gonzalez-Pradas, M. Villafranca- Removal of diquat and deisopropylatrazine from water Sanchez, F. D. Rey-Bueno, by montmorillonite-(Ce or Zr) phosphate crosslinked M. D. Urena-Amate, M. Socias-Viciana compounds and M. Fernandez-Pérez G. Gellert, A.S tommel and Development of an optimal bacterial medium based on the A. Belén Trujillano growth inhibition assay with Vibrio fischeri |. X. Tsiros and R. B. Ambrose An environmental simulation model for transport and fate of mercury in small rural catchments A. Bianco Prevot, E. Pramauro and Photocatalytic degradation of carbaryl in aqueous TiO, M. de la Guardia suspensions containing surfactants C. G. Schreier, W. J. Walker, J. Burns Total organic carbon as a screening method for petroleum and R. Wilkenfeld hydrocarbons E. Moctezuma, E. Leyva, E. Monreal, Photocatalytic degradation of the herbicide “Paraquat” N. Villegas and D. Infante W. H. Newsome and J. J. Ryan Toxaphene and other chlorinated compounds in human milk from northern and southern Canada: a comparison VI List of Contents Youngchul Kim and K. R. Cooper Toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the embryos and newly hatched larvae of the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) M. D. Kahl, C. L. Russom, D. L. DeFoe 539 Saturation units for use in aquatic bioassays and D. E. Hammermeister Number 4 SPECIAL ISSUE—ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Contributors to this issue W. Klein Editorial: Happy Birthday Professor Friedhelm Korte H. Richter, W. Lorenz and The global equivalence ratio concept in laboratory scale M. Bahadir combustion experiments D. Angerhofer, L. Kimmel, The role of biotic and abiotic degradation processes G. Koske, G. Fingerling, J. Burhenne during the formation of typical toxaphene peak patterns in and H. Parlar aquatic biota P. N. Moza, K. Hustert and Photooxidation of naphthalene and phenanthrene in A. Kettrup hexane as an oil film on water M. Mansour, E. A. Feicht, Determination photostability of selected agrochemicals in A. BehechtikK.-W. Schramm and water and soil A. Kettrup C. |. Chaidou, V. |. Georgakilas, Formation of chloroform by aqueous chlorination of C. Stalikas, M. Saraci and organic compounds E. S. Lahaniatis R. Schroll, U. Dorfler and Volatilization and mineralization of '*C-labelled pesticides 1. Scheunert on lysimeter surfaces T. Schon, W. Seebacher, R. Kreuzig On the degradability of tetrachloroethene in biologically and M. Bahadir treated wastes K. Fischer, S. von Norman and Studies of the behaviour and fate of the polymer-additves D. Freitag octadecyl-3-(3.5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate and tri-(2.4-di-t-butylphenyl) phosphite in the environment S. Reuter, M. llim, J. C. Munch, A model for the formation and degradation of bound F. Andreux and |. Scheunert residues of the herbicide '*C-isoproturon in soil R.-A. During and H. E. Hummel Herbicide and metabolite movement in different soils as studied by computer assisted microlysimeters List of Contents Vil H. J. Geyer, A. Kaune, Predicting bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of poly- K.-W. Schramm, G. Rimkus, chlorinated bornane (toxaphene) congeners in fish and 1. Scheunert, R. Bruggeman, comparison with bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) in biota J. Altschuh, C. E. Steinberg, from the aquatic environment W. Vetter, A. Kettrup and D. C. G. Muir L. Zelles Identification of single cultured micro-organisms based on their whole-community fatty acid profiles, using an extended extraction procedure G. Koske, G. Leupold, D. Angerhofer Multidimensional gas chromatographic enantiomer and H. Parlar quantification of some chlorinated xenobiotics in cod liver and fish oils M. Saragi and K. Ziegler-Skylakakis Determination of lead in the blood of children in the town of Berat, Albania H. Rudel and K. Terytze Determination of extractable chromium (VI) in soils using a photometric method Number 5 Contributors to this issue W. G. Foster, D. Desaulniers, Reproductive effects of tris(4-chlorophenyl)methanol in the K. Leingartner, M. G. Wade, R. Poon rat and |. Chu Y. Tsujimoto, T. Noda, M. Shimizu, Identification of the dimethylbenzyl mercapturic acid in H. Moriwaki and M. Tanaka urine of rats treated with 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene Chu-Chin Hsieh, Ken-Hui Chang and Ambient concentrations of biogenic volatile organic Li-Ting Wang compounds in Southern Taiwan M. Hawrelak, E. Bennett and The environmental fate of the primary degradation C. Metcalfe products of alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants in recycled paper sludge H. de Jonge and L. W. de Jonge Influence of pH and solution composition on the sorption of glyphosate and prochloraz to a sandy loam soil A. Milton and M. Johnson Arsenic in the food chains of a revegetated metalliferous mine tailings pond . S. T. Gongalves, A. M. F. Oliveira- Photochemical treatment of solutions of azo dyes contain- os, E. M. M. S. Pinto, ing TiO, . S. Plaséncia and . R. P. Queiroz F. Xu, X.-M. Liang, F. Su, Q. Zhang, A column method for determination of soil organic partition B.-C. Lin, W.-Z. Wu, A. Yediler and coefficients of eight pesticides A. Kettrup G. Fischer, R. Schwalbe, M. Moller, Species-specific production of microbial volatile organic R. Ostrowski and M. Dott compounds (MVOC) by airborne fungi from a compost facility Vill List of Contents J. Paasivirta, S. Sinkkonen, 811 Estimation of vapor pressures, solubilities and Henry’s law P. Mikkelson, T. Rantio and F. Wania constants of selected persistent organic pollutants as functions of temperature S. M. Charlesworth and J. A. Lees 833 Particulate-associated heavy metals in the urban environment: their transport from source to deposit, Coventry, UK M. Shoeib, K. A. Brice and R. M. Hoff 849 Airborne concentrations of toxaphene congeners at Point Petre (Ontario) using gas-chromatography-electron capture negative ion mass spectrometry (GC-ECNIMS) Number 6 Contributors to this issue S. Samanta, R. K. Kole and Photodegradation of metsulfuron methyl in aqueous A. Chowdhury solution M. Lehmann, A. |. Zouboulis and Removal of metal ions from dilute aqueous solutions: a K. A. Matis comparative study of inorganic sorbent materials M. Makino Novel classification to predict relative gas chromatographic retention times and n-octanol/water partition coefficients of polychlorinated biphenyls Ka-Fai Poon, P. K. S. Lam and Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in human blood M.H. W. Lam serum by SPME B. J. Richardson and G. J. Zheng Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants in Hong Kong surficial sediments O. Fleischer, H. Wichmann and Release of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and diben- W. Lorenz zofurans by setting off fireworks K. Bharati, S. R. Mohanty, T. K. Adhya, Influence of a commercial formulation of tridemorph on A. Banerjee, V. R. Rao and methane production and oxidation in a tropical rice soil N. Sethunathan F. Gomez, M. V. Martinez-Toledo, Influence of the insecticides profenofos and diazinon on the V. Salmeron, B. Rodelas and microbial activities of Azospirillum brasilense. J. Gonzalez-Lopez S. P. Kale, N. B. K. Murthy, K. Raghu, Studies on degradation of '*C-DDT in the marine environ- P. D. Sherkhane and F. P. Carvalo ment S. P. Kale, F. P. Carvalho, K. Raghu, Studies on degradation of “%C-chlorpyrifos in the marine P. D. Sherkhane, G. G. Pandit, environment A. Mohan Rao, P. K. Mukherjee and N. B. K. Murthy J. Ebert, W. Lorenz and M. Bahadir Optimization of the analytical performance of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/F) Xiaoxia Lu, Shu Tao, Jun Cao and Prediction of fish bioconcentration factors of nonpolar R. W. Dawson organic pollutants based on molecular connectivity indices List of Contents IX A. C. Hatch and G. Allen Burton, Jr. Sediment toxicity and stormwater runoff in a contaminated receiving system: consideration of different bioassays in the laboratory and field K. Lee, J. J. Nagler, M. Fournier, Toxicological characterization of sediments from Baie des M. Lebeuf and D. G. Cyr Anglais on the St. Lawrence Estuary Number 7 SPECIAL ISSUE—SOURCES OF ERROR IN METHYLMERCURY DETERMINATION DURING SAMPLE PREPARATION, DERIVATISATION AND DETECTION Vil Contributors to this issue R. Falter Preface R. Falter, H. Hintelmann and Conclusion of the workshop on “Sources of error in P. Quevauviller methylmercury determination during sample preparation, derivatisation and detection” R. Falter Experimental study on the unintentional abiotic methylation of inorganic mercury during analysis: Part 1: localisation of the compounds effecting the abiotic mercury methylation R. Falter Experimental study on the unintentional abiotic methylation of inorganic mercury during analysis: Part 2: controlled laboratory experiments to elucidate the mechanism and critical discussion of the species specific isotope addition correction method H. Hintelmann Comparison of different extraction techniques used for methylmercury analysis with respect to accidental formation of methylmercury during sample preparation W. Baeyens, M. Leermakers, Investigation of headspace and solvent extraction methods R. Molina, L. Holsbeek and for the determination of dimethyl- and monomethyl- C. R. Joiris mercury in environmental matrices C. M. Tseng, A. De Diego, Potential interference generated during mercury species J. C. Wasserman, D. Amouroux determination using acid leaching, aqueous ethylation, and O. F. X. Donard cryogenic gas chromatography and atomic spectro-metry detection techniques H. Emteborg, J. Snell, Jin Qian Sources of systematic errors in mercury speciation using and W. Frech Grignard reagents and capillary gas chromato-graphy coupled to atomic spectrometry P. Quevauviller Certification of methylmercury in sediment: from controversial facts to scientific evidence M. Horvat Current status and future needs for biological and environmental reference materials certified for methylmercury Compounds X List of Contents P. J. Craig, R. O. Jenkins and The analysis of inorganic and methylmercury by derivatisa- G. H. Stojak tion methods; opportunities and difficulties M. Filippelli Feasibility study for a BCR sediment methylmercury reference material production M. J. Vazques, M. Abuin, Experimental design approach for the extraction of A. M. Carro, R. A. Lorenzo and methylmercury from certified reference materials using R. Cela microwave energy Number 8 SPECIAL ISSUE—ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS AND HUMAN HEALTH vil Contributors to this issue A. di Domenico and E. Alleva Preface R. J. Kaviock Overview of endocrine disruptor research activity in the United States M. R. Taylor and P. T. C. Harrison Ecological effects of endocrine disruption: curren evidence and research priorities L. Silvestroni and S. Palleschi Effects of organochlorine xenobiotics on humar spermatozoa M. Younes Specific issues in health risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals and international activities M. Puopolo, D. Santucci, Behavioural effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals or F. Chiarotti and E. Alleva laboratory rodents: statistical methodologies and ar application concerning development pcb exposure M. C. Fossi, S. Casini and L. Marsili Nondestructive biomarkers of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in endangered species of wildlife S. M. Barlow Dilemmas facing regulatory and advisory bodies dealing with conflicting results A. Mantovani, A. V. Stazi, C. Macri, Problems in testing and risk assessment of endocrine F. Maranghi and C. Ricciardi disrupting chemicals with regard to developmental toxicology A. Menditto and Environmental and biological monitoring of endocrine L. Turrio-Baldassarri disrupting chemicals Regular Papers A. Ghauch, J. Rima, C. Amine and Rapid treatment of water contaminated with atrazine and M. Martin-Bouyer parathion with zero-valent iron E. E. Chang, P. C. Chiang, Development and implementation of source water S. H. Chao and C. L. Chuang quality standards in Taiwan, ROC List of Contents XI E. E. Chang, P. C. Chiang, Effects of polydiallyldimethyl ammonium. chloride S. H. Chao and C. H. Liang coagulant on formation of chlorinated by products in drinking water Y.-J. Huang, H. P. Wang and No reduction on Cu-ZSM-5 studied by EXAFS Jyh-Fu Lee M. P. Candolfi, F. Bakker, V. Canez, Sensitivity of non-target arthropods to plant protection M. Miles, Ch Neumann, E. Pilling, products: could Typhlodromus pyri and aphidius spp. be M. Primiani, K. Romijn, R. Schmuck, used as indicator species? S. Storck-Weyhermiuller, A. Ufer and A. Waltersdorfer Number 9 V Contributors to this issue vii Publisher’s Note Kuo-Hua Wang, Yung-Hsu Hsieh, 1371 The study of the photocatalytic degradation kinetics for Chung-Hsiang Lin and Chen-Yu Chang dichloroethylene in vapor phase Kuen-Song Lin, H. P. Wang and 1385 Supercritical water oxidation of 2-chlorophenol effected by Y. W. Yang Lit and CuQ/zeolites T. Vroumsia, R. Steiman, 1397 Effects of culture parameters on the degradation of 2,4- F. Seigle-Murandi and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4-dichlorophenol J.-L. Benoit-Guyod (2,4-DCP) by selected fungi F. Jacquot, Y. Le Dréau, P. Doumeng, The origins of hydrocarbons trapped in the Lake of Berre D. Munoz, M. Guiliano, G. Imbert sediments and G. Mille Chun-Man Chan, Waihung Lo, Monitoring the toxicity of phenolic chemicals to activated Kwok-Yin Wong and Wai-Fun Chung sludge using a novel optical scanning respirometer Chu-Chin Hsieh, Ken-Hui Chang and Estimating the ozone formation potential of volatile aromatic Yung-Sheng Kao compounds in vehicle tunnels Cham-En Kuo, Shiu-Mei Liu and Biodegradation of coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls by Chiareiy Liu anaerobic microorganisms from estuarine sediments G. Haberhauer, B. Temmel and Effects of elevated ozone concentration on the degradation M. H. Gerzabek of dichlorprop in soil C.-Y. Juan, G. O. Thomas, Methods for the analysis of PCBs in human food, faeces and K. T. Semple and K. C. Jones serum L. Wolska, M. Wiergowski, K. Galer, Sample preparation for GC analysis of selected pesticides in T. Gorécki and J. Namiesnik surface water T. Viraraghavan and K. Slough Sorption of pentachlorophenol on peat-bentonite mixtures Mingjun Piao, Shaogang Chu, Characterization of the combustion products of poly- Minghui Zheng and Xiaobai Xu ethylene G. A. Moser and M. S. McLachlan A non-absorbable dietary fat substitute enhances elimina- tion of persistent lipophilic contaminants in humans List of Contents Isolation and identification of tetrabromobisphenol-S-bis- F. T. Dettmer, H. Wichmann, J. de Boer 1523 (2,3-dibromopropyl ether) as flame retardant in poly- and M. Bahadir propylene Metabolism and body-burden of PCBs in lactating dairy G. O. Thomas, A. J. Sweetman and 1533 cows K. c. Jones Toxicity evaluation of organic sediment extracts resolved F. Gagné, M. Pardos, C. Blaise, 1545 by size exclusion chromatography using rainbow trout P. Turcotte, B. Quémerais and hepatocytes A. Fouquet Erratum to Chemosphere, vol. 38, no. 14, pp. 3431-3441, R. Gatermann, J. Hellou, 1571 1999 H. Huhnerfuss, G. Rimkus and V. Zitko Number 10 Contributors to this issue C. S. Poon and C. W. Chu The use of ferric chloride and anionic polymer in the Chemically Assisted Primary Sedimentation Process C. Taylor and T. Viraraghavan A bench-scale investigation of land treatment of soi contaminated with diesel fuel S. Ishiwata and M. Kamiya Cyclodextrin inclusion: catalytic effects on the degradation of organophosphorus pesticides in neutral ageous solution N. Mallick, L. C. Rai, F H. Mohn and Studies on nitric oxide (NO) formation by the green alga C. J. Soeder Scenedesmus obliquus and the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena doliolum J. Masuda, J. Fukuyama and Influence of concurrent substances on removal of hydrogen S. Fujii sulfide by activated carbon A. E. G. Tonneijck, W. F. ten Berge, Epinastic response of potato to atmospheric ethylene near B. P. Jansen and C. Bakker polyethylene manufacturing plants M. Arienzo Oxidizing 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene with pyrite-H,O, suspensions Xiu-Sheng Miao, Shao-Gang Chu Degradation pathways of PCBs upon UV irradiation in and Xiao-Bai Xu hexane A. Spangenberg and M. Bredemeier Application of spectral analysis to meteorological and soll solution chemistry data Wei Chu and Sui-Mei Tsui Photo-sensitization of diazo disperse dye in aqueous acetone M. C. Yeber, J. Rodriguez, J. Freer, Advanced oxidation of a pulp mill bleaching wastewater J. Baeza, N. Duran and H. D. Mansilla N. Watanabe, S. Inoue and H. Ito Antimony in municipal waste R. B. Rajendran, V. K. Venugopalan Pesticide residues in air from coastal environment, South and R. Ramesh India J. Muller, D. Haynes, M. McLachlan, PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and HCB in marine and estuarine F. Bohme, S. Will, G. R. Shaw, sediments from Queensland, Australia M. Mortimer, R. Sadler and D. W. Connell