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2008
Jul-Aug 2008	\|	Strategic Planning for a New East Asian Network for Organic Chemistry
	\|	Critically Evaluated Techniques for Size Separation Characterization of Starch
	\|	Biophysico-Chemical Processes of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Environmental Systems
	\|	Development of an Isotopic Periodic Table for the Educational Community
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Terminology for Radical Polymerizations with Minimal Termination—The So-Called “Living” and/or “Controlled” Radical Polymerization - Dispersity

May-Jun 2008	\|	Mechanistic Aspects of Chemical Vapor Generation of Volatile Hydrides for Trace Element Determination
	\|	Theoretical Methods for the Study of Reactions Involving Global Warming Gas Species Degradation
	\|	Analysis of the Usage of Nanoscience and Technology
	\|	Extension of ThermoML
	\|	Provisional Recommendations >Explanatory Glossary of Terms Used in Expression of Relative Isotope Ratios and Gas Ratios >Glossary of Class Names of Polymers Based on Chemical Structure and Molecular Architecture

Mar-Apr 2008	\|	On the Environmental Impact of Altered Pesticide Use on Transgenic Crops by Gijs Kleter
	\|	Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable, and Clean Options for Our Planet by Trevor Letcher
	\|	Green Book: Abridged Version
	\|	Postgraduate Course in Polymer Science
	\|	Chemical Issues in Biomass Burning in Sub-Saharan Africa
	\|	Green Chemistry, Sustainable Development, and Social Responsibility of Scientists
	\|	Provisional Recommendations >Glossary of Terms Used in Pharmaceutics >Explanatory Glossary of Terms Used in Expression of Relative Isotope Ratios and Gas Ratios >Glossary of Class Names of Polymers Based on Chemical Structure and Molecular Architecture

Jan-Feb 2008	\|	Electrochemical DNA-Based Biosensors: Terms and Methodology
	\|	Recent Advances in Nomenclature, Properties and Units: Strategy for Promoting SC-NPU Achievements
	\|	A Multilingual Encyclopedia of Polymer Terminology
	\|	“Global Climate Change”—Monograph for Secondary Schools
	\|	Recommendations for Codes of Conduct
	\|	Provisional Recommendations >Metrological Traceability of Measurement Results in Chemistry >Glossary of Terms Used in Pharmaceutics

2007
Nov-Dec 2007	\|	Herding AnIMLs (no, it’s not a spelling mistake): Update on the IUPAC and ASTM Collaboration on Analytical Data Standards by Tony Davies
	\|	Multiple Uses of Chemicals: Clear Choices or Dodgy Deals? - Echoes from the Most Recent Workshop
	\|	Establishing an East Asian Network for Organic Chemistry
	\|	Provisional Recommendations Metrological Traceability of Measurement Results in Chemistry

Sep-Oct 2007	\|	Glossary of Thermal and Thermomechanical Properties of Polymers
	\|	An Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drug Design
	\|	Wet Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy Experiments
	\|	Guidelines for Modulated-Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Jul-Aug 2007	\|	Young Ambassadors for Chemistry in Grahamstown, South Africa
	\|	Principles of Chemical Nomenclature
	\|	Metal-Focused -omics: Guidelines for Terminology and Critical Evaluation of Analytical Approaches
	\|	Altered Crop Protection Agent Residues in Transgenic Crops
	\|	Provisional Recommendations > Glossary of Terms Related to Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Mechanisms of Polymerization > Glossary of Terms Related to Solubility

May-Jun 2007	\|	Provisional Recommendations > Glossary of Terms Related to Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Mechanisms of Polymerization > Glossary of Terms Related to Solubility > Graphical Representation Standards for Chemical Structure Diagrams > Structure-Based Nomenclature for Cyclic Macromolecules > Future Conventions for NMR Chemical Shifts

Mar-Apr 2007	\|	Categorizing Hydrogen Bonding and Other Intermolecular Interactions
	\|	Recommendations for Isotope Data in Geosciences
	\|	Assessment of Fundamental Understanding of Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights
	\|	Mapping of IFCC-IUPAC Laboratory Coding System to SNOWMED CT
	\|	Securing and Structural Updating of Information in the NPU Coding System and Its Environment
	\|	Provisional Recommendations > Graphical Representation Standards for Chemical Structure Diagrams > Further Conventions for NMR Chemical Shifts > Structure-Based Nomenclature for Cyclic Macromolecules

Jan-Feb 2007	\|	> index Greenhouse Gases - Mitigation and Utilization
	\|	Liquid Intrusion and Alternative Methods for the Characterization of Macroporous Solids
	\|	Priority Claims for the Discovery of Elements with Atomic Number Greater than 111
	\|	Impact of Advances in Science and Technology on the CWC
	\|	Provisional Recommendations > Standard Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry

2006
Nov-Dec 2006	\|	> index Biophysico-Chemical Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems
	\|	Trace Elements Analysis: Role of Grain Size Distribution in Solid Reference Materials
	\|	The Chemistry Clearing House as a Way to Better Chemistry Teaching
	\|	Teaching High Temperature Materials Chemistry at the University Level
		Provisional Recommendations > Standard Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry

Sep-Oct 2006	\|	> index Solubility and Thermodynamic Properties Related to Environmental Issues
	\|	Terminology for Self-Assembly and Aggregation of Polymers
	\|	Nomenclature of Phosphorus-Containing Compounds of Biochemical Importance
	\|	Determination of Selenomethionine in Selenized Yeast Supplements
	\|	Selection and Use of Proficiency Testing Schemes for Limited Number of Participants (Chemical Analytical Laboratories)
	\|	Young Ambassadors for Chemistry in Korea
	\|	Adjustment, Estimation, and Uses of Equilibrium Reaction Constants in Aqueous Solution
	\|	Design of Polymer Education Materials for French-Speaking Countries
		Provisional Recommendations >index

Jul-Aug 2006	\|	> index International Funding for Chemical Research
	\|	Distance Learning in Toxicology: Effective Teaching through Technology
	\|	Putting Experimentation Back into Science Education
		Provisional Recommendations > index

May-Jun 2006	\|	Defining a Data Standard for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics
	\|	Analysis and Remediation of Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater
	\|	Herbal Medicine — Development of Methodologies and Protocols for Documentation, Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy, and Standardization
	\|	Raising Awareness of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Multiple Uses of Chemicals
	\|	Provisional Recommendations > index

Mar-Apr 2006	\|	Chemical Education: Responsible Stewardship
	\|	Young Ambassadors for Chemistry
	\|	Microstructure and Properties of Thermotropic Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Blends and Composites
	\|	Validation of Qualitative and Semi-Quantitative (Screening) Methods by Collaborative Trial
	\|	Calibration of Organic and Inorganic Oxygen-Bearing Isotopic Reference Materials
	\|	Provisional Recommendations > index

Jan-Feb 2006	\|	Developments and Applications in Solubility
	\|	Glossary of Terms Related to Solubility
	\|	e-Quiz for Promoting Chemical Education
	\|	Solubility Data Series: Transition and 12 to 14 Main Group M etals, Actinide, and Ammonium Halates
	\|	Flying Chemists Program—A Visit to India
	\|	Global Climate Change
	\|	Distance Learning in Toxicology
	\|	IUPAC Stability Constants Database Update
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - JCAMP-DX for Electron Magnetic Resonance - XML-Based IUPAC Standard for Experimental, Predicted, and Critically Evaluated Thermodynamic Property Data Storage and Capture (ThermoML) - Quantities, Units, and Symbols in Physical Chemistry - Glossary of Terms Used in Photochemistry

2005
Nov-Dec 2005	\|	Provisional Recommendations - JCAMP-DX for Electron Magnetic Resonance - XML-Based IUPAC Standard for Experimental, Predicted, and Critically Evaluated Thermodynamic Property Data Storage and Capture (ThermoML)
Sep-Oct 2005	\|	Terminology for Biomedical (Therapeutic) Polymers
	\|	Teaching School Children About Pesticides and Health
	\|	Towards Defining Materials Chemistry
	\|	Thermodynamics of Ionic Liquids, Ionic Liquid Mixtures, and the Development of Standardized Systems
	\|	Ionic Liquids Database

Jul-Aug 2005	\|	Remediation Technologies for the Removal of Arsenic from Water and Wastewater
	\|	Global Availability of Information on Agrochemicals
	\|	Towards a Holistic Mechanist Model for Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerizations
	\|	Guidelines for Potentiometric Measurements in Suspensions
	\|	Design of Polymer Education Materials for French-Speaking Countries
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Graphical Representation of Configuration

May-Jun 2005	\|	Public Understanding of Science: Identifying IUPAC’s Niche
	\|	Uncertainty Estimation and Figures of Merit for Multivariate Calibration
	\|	A Joint OPCW–IUPAC Project on Education and Outreach Regarding Chemical Weapons
	\|	Categorizing Hydrogen Bonding and Other Intermolecular Interactions
	\|	Comparable pH Measurements by Metrological Traceability
	\|	Equilibria in Solution: A Software Aid
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Graphical Representation of Configuration - Terminology of Polymers Containing Ionizable or Ionic Groups and of Polymers Containing Ions

Mar-Apr 2005	\|	Standardization of Analytical Approaches and Analytical Capacity-Building in Africa
	\|	Young Ambassadors for Chemistry
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Terminology of Polymers Containing Ionizable or Ionic Groups and of Polymers Containing Ions - Nomenclature of Cyclic Peptides - Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry

Jan-Feb 2005	\|	Heat Capacity of Liquids: Critical Review and Recommended Values
	\|	Compendium of Targets of the Top 100 Commercially Important Drugs
	\|	Critically Evaluated Propagation Rate Coefficients for Free- Radical Polymerization of Water-Soluble Monomers Polymerized in the Aqueous Phase
	\|	Capacity Building in the Mathematical Sciences
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Nomenclature of Cyclic Peptides - Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry

2004
Nov-Dec 2004	\|	Reference Methods, Standards, and Applications of Photoluminescence
	\|	Glossary of Terms Used in Biomolecular Screening
	\|	Practical Studies for Medicinal Chemistry Guidelines
	\|	Internationally Agreed Terminology for Observations in Scientific Communication
	\|	Biophysico-Chemical Processes of Heavy Metal and Metalloids in Soil Environments

Sep-Oct 2004	\|	Thermodynamics and Non-equilibrium Criteria for Development and Application of Supplemented Phase Diagrams
	\|	Environmental Colloids: Behavior, Structure, and Characterization
	\|	Development of Simplified Methods and Tools for Ecological Risk Assessment of Pesticides
	\|	Young Ambassadors for Chemistry
	\|	Glossary of Terms Used in Combinatorial Chemistry
	\|	Green Chemistry in Latin America

Jul-Aug 2004	\|	Graphical Representation Standards for Chemical Structure Diagrams
	\|	Explanatory Dictionary of Concepts in Toxicokinetics
	\|	Chemistry's Contributions to Humanity-A Feasibility Study
	\|	Bio-Physical Chemistry of Fractal Structures and Processes in Environmental Systems
	\|	Quantifying the Effects of Compound Combinations
	\|	XML in Chemistry and Chemical Identifiers
	\|	XML-Based IUPAC Standard for Experimental and Critically Evaluated Thermodynamic Property Data Storage and Capture
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Name and Symbol of the Element with Atomic Number 111 - Numbering of Fullerenes - Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry

May-Jun 2004	\|	Standard Definitions of Terms Related to Mass Spectrometry
	\|	Terminology, Quantities, and Units Concerning Production and Applications of Radionuclides in Radiopharmaceutical and Radioanalytical Chemistry
	\|	Toward a Core Organic Chemistry Curriculum for Latin America
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry - Numbering of Fullerenes

Mar-Apr 2004	\|	Post Genomic Chemistry
	\|	Analog-Based Drug Discovery
	\|	Glossary for Chemists of Terms Used in Toxicology- Revision and Updating
	\|	Structure and Properties of Polymer/Clay Nano-Composite Materials
	\|	Postgraduate Course in Polymer Science

Jan-Feb 2004	\|	XML-Based IUPAC Standard for Experimental and Critically Evaluated Thermodynamic Property Data Storage and Capture
	\|	Chemical Thermodynamics for Industry
	\|	Pesticide Science-Harmonization of Data Requirements and Evaluation

2003
Nov-Dec 2003	\|	Chemistry's Contributions to Humanity-A Feasibility Study
	\|	The Use of AFM in Direct Surface Force Measurements
	\|	Ionic Strength Corrections for Stability Constants
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Terminology in Soil Sampling

Sep-Oct 2003	\|	Fundamental Toxicology for Chemists
	\|	Organization of the Chemistry Clearing House
	\|	Glossary for Toxicokinetics of Chemicals
	\|	Terminology in Soil Sampling

Jul-Aug 2003	\|	NMR Chemical Shifts: Updated Conventions
	\|	Terminology for Radical Polymerizations with Minimal Termination
	\|	Toward a Core Organic Chemistry Curriculum for Latin American Universities
	\|	Rules for Stating When a Limiting Value is Exceeded
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Glossary for Toxicokinetics of Chemicals - Definitions of Terms Relating to Reactions of Polymers and to Functional Polymeric Materials

May-Jun 2003	\|	2004 ICSU Grants Program-IUPAC Applications
	\|	Interdisciplinary Harmonized Approach to Metrological Traceability of Chemical Measurement Results
	\|	Establishment of a System to Implement the Global Sharing of Chemical Education Reading Material with the Aid of Bi-Directional Machine Translation
	\|	Toxicology Postgraduate Research in Developing Countries
	\|	Women in Physics and Physical Science Network in Africa
	\|	Foundation of an African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
	\|	Solubility Data of Compounds Relevant to Human Health
	\|	Solubility of Substances Related to Urolithiasis
	\|	Solubility of Hydroxybenzoic Acids and Hydroxybenzoates
	\|	Solubility of Haloganated Aromatic Hydrocarbons
	\|	Recommended Values of the Viscosity of Molten Iron and Aluminum
	\|	Postgraduate Course in Polymer Science
	\|	Impact of Transgenic Crops on the Use of Agrochemicals and the Environment
	\|	Provisional Recommendations - Recommendations for Naming of Element of Atomic Number 110 - Definitions of Terms Relating to Reactions of Polymers and Functional Polymeric Materials

Mar-Apr 2003	\|	Structure and Properties of Polyester Elastomers Composed of Poly(butyleneterephthalate) and Poly(e-caprolactone)
	\|	Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques: Characterization, Classification, and Terminology
	\|	Metrological Traceability of Measurement Results in Chemistry
	\|	Environmental Implications of Endocrine Active Substances
	\|	The Revision of the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
	\|	Provisional Recommendations Recommendation for the Naming of Element of Atomic Number 110

Jan-Feb 2003	\|	Standard XML Data Dictionaries for Chemistry
	\|	IUPAC Chemical Nomenclature for Chemistry Teachers at Secondary Schools
	\|	Glossary of Terms Used in Photochemistry
	\|	Impact of Scientific Developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention
	\|	Provisional Recommendations Definitions of Terms related to polymer Blends, Composites, and Multiphase Polymeric Materials

2002
Nov-Dec 2002	\|	New SIT Software Makes Speciation Calculations Easier
	\|	Recommendations for NMR Measurements of High pK Values and Equilibrium Constants in Strongly Basic Solutions
	\|	Performance Evaluation Criteria for Preparation and Measurement of Macro- and Microfabricated Ion-Selective Electrodes
	\|	New Solubility Data Projects
	\|	Concepts and Structure for Requests in Clinical Laboratories
	\|	Properties and Units for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology
	\|	Global Use of the C-NPU Concept System for Properties in Toxicology
Sep-Oct 2002	\|	Chemical Actinometry
	\|	Conducting Polymer Colloids and Nanofilms
	\|	Information for Task Group Chairmen
Jul-Aug 2002	\|	Pest Management for Small-Acreage Crops: A Cooperative Global Approach
May-Jun 2002	\|	Standard Potentials of Radicals
	\|	Glossary of Toxicokinetics of Chemicals
	\|	Recommendation on the Use of Countercurrent Chromotography in Analytical Chemistry
	\|	Nomenclature for Rotaxanes, Catenanes, and Macromolecular Rotaxanes
Mar-Apr 2002	\|	SCOPE/IUPAC International Symposium on Endocrine Active Substances
Jan-Feb 2002	\|	Evaluated Kinetic Data for Atmospheric Chemistry
	\|	Educating Chemists and the Public about Risk Assessment
	\|	Impact of Scientific Developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention