Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium

BNASS is the biennial meeting of the RSC Atomic Spectroscopy Group and provides an ideal forum to encourage the exchange of ideas and knowledge in analytical atomic spectroscopy. 

The meeting includes a mix of established and younger speakers, and the organisers would especially like to encourage young researchers to present their results in short oral presentations within each of the topic sessions.

BNASS (Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium) is over 30 years old. There have been some tremendous changes in atomic spectroscopy over this period. These advances have been showcased at BNASS, which has built an international reputation for both the quality of the science presented and the unique style of the symposium, enabling delegates to meet and discuss issues in a social setting.

BNASS 2012 Programme

10:00 New biomarkers of zinc status
Bernadette Moore, University of Surrey

10:30 Total parenteral nutrition and hypermanganesaemia
Peter Austin, Southampton General Hospital

11:00 Refreshments

11:30 Investigation of neurodegenerative diseases using LA-ICPMS
Jenny O'Reilly, LGC

12:00 Metal ions and hips, should we be concerned about titanium?
Chris Harrington, Guildford

12:30 Is this the record? A case of childhood lead poisoning
Andrew Taylor, Guildford

12:50 Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Gold mining - a study into the mercury exposure of miners and the local population
Eva Krupp, University of Aberdeen

14:30 Metal(loid)  levels in samples from subjects exposed to mining contamination
Patrícia Coelho, National Institute of Health, Portugal

15:00 Refreshments

15:30 Using LA-ICPMS to plot exposure to lead
Wolfgang Mueller, Royal Holloway College

16:00 Metabolism of nickel investigated using stable isotopes
Marina Patriarca, ISS Rome

16:30 Murder by arsenic poisoning?
Andy Duncan, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

16:50 Discussion

17:00 Close

Posters

If you would like to present a poster on a topic related to the theme of the meeting please submit an abstract to Dr Andrew Taylor.

Registration

To register for the meeting, send details of name, address and email together with a payment of £25.00. Cheques must be made payable to the University of Surrey.