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Review Articles

Review Articles are peer-reviewed articles written specifically for the readership of JAAS with the intention to provide an up-to-date account of research in a particular field. These include the six popular Atomic Spectrometry Updates that published each year which form critical reviews of the most significant research in the field of analytical atomic spectroscopy.

Articles from previous years can be accessed by visiting the Reviews Archive at the bottom of the page.

2009 Review Articles

Critical Reviews

Critical revision of GD-MS, LA-ICP-MS and SIMS as inorganic mass spectrometric techniques for direct solid analysis
Jorge Pisonero, Beatriz Fern�ndez and Detlef G�nther,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 1145
DOI: 10.1039/b904698d

Element speciation analysis of petroleum and related materials
Guilhem Caumette, Charles-Philippe Lienemann, Isabelle Merdrignac, Brice Bouyssiere and Ryszard Lobinski,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 263
DOI: 10.1039/b817888g

Tutorial Reviews

Use of single-collector and multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry for isotopic analysis
Frank Vanhaecke, Lieve Balcaen and Dmitry Malinovsky,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 863
DOI: 10.1039/b903887f

Perspectives

Selenometabolomics: Identification of selenometabolites and specification of their biological significance by complementary use of elemental and molecular mass spectrometry
Yasumitsu Ogra and Yasumi Anan,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 1477
DOI: 10.1039/b910235c

25 years experience of vapour generation techniques for quantifying trace levels of mercury, arsenic, selenium and antimony in a range of environmental samples
Peter B. Stockwell, Warren T. Corns and Jasmina Allen,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 1026
DOI: 10.1039/b905139b

Imprinted polymers as an analytical tool for organotin compounds speciation
Mercedes Gallego-Gallegos, Riansares Mu�oz Olivas and Carmen C�mara,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 595
DOI: 10.1039/b818370h

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry�current shortcomings, practical suggestions for improving performance, and experiments to guide future development
Carmen C. Garcia, Helmut Lindner and Kay Niemax,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 14
DOI: 10.1039/b813124b

Atomic Spectrometry Updates

Atomic spectrometry update. Industrial analysis: metals, chemicals and advanced materials
Simon Carter, Andy S. Fisher, Phill S. Goodall, Michael W. Hinds, Steve Lancaster and Sian Shore,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 1599
DOI: 10.1039/b920784h

Atomic spectrometry update. X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry
Margaret West, Andrew T. Ellis, Philip J. Potts, Christina Streli, Christine Vanhoof, Dariusz Wegrzynek and Peter Wobrauschek,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 1289
DOI: 10.1039/b915056k

Atomic Spectrometry Update. Elemental speciation
Chris F. Harrington, Robert Clough, Helle R. Hansen, Steve J. Hill, Spiros A. Pergantis and Julian F. Tyson,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 999
DOI: 10.1039/b911133f

Atomic Spectrometry Update. Advances in atomic spectrometry and related techniques
E. Hywel Evans, Jason A. Day, Christopher D. Palmer and Clare M. M. Smith,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 711
DOI: 10.1039/b907325f

Atomic Spectrometry Update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages
Andrew Taylor, Simon Branch, Martin P. Day, Marina Patriarca and Mark White,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 535
DOI: 10.1039/b901500k

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Jennifer M. Cook, Christine M. Davidson, Chris F. Harrington and Douglas L. Miles,�J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2009, 24, 131
DOI: 10.1039/b821579k