“…However, since the last reporting period for this review covered the time period from January 1994 through December 1995, this current review will be reporting the developments in ultraviolet and visible absorption spectrometry from January 1996 through October 1997. The citation sources for this review are primarily those as documented in the Ultraviolet & Visible Spectroscopy section of CA Selects and extend the series of reviews on these topics sponsored by Analytical Chemistry starting with Light Absorption Spectrometry in 1945 ( − ), followed by Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrometry in 1949 ( − ) and combined Ultraviolet and Light Absorption Spectrometry in 1978 ( − ). As in the previous reviews, the subject matter is divided into sections on chemistry, physics, and applications.…”