Dedication. -- Introduction. -- Part 1. -- 1. Stable isotope analysis of water and aqueous solutions by conventional dual-inlet mass spectrometry (J. Horita, C. Kendall). -- 2. Conventional and less conventional techniques for hydrogen and oxygen isotope analysis of clays, associated minerals and pore waters -- in sediments and soils (H.A. Gilg, J.-P. Girard, S.M.F. Sheppard). -- 3. Techniques for stable isotope analysis of fluid and gaseous inclusions (L. Dallai, R. Lucchini, Z.D. Sharp). -- 4. Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) and flowing afterglow mass spectrometry (FA-MS) for the determination of the deuterium abundance in water vapour (P. Spanel, D. Smith). -- 5. Natural abundance <SUP>2</SUP>H-NMR spectroscopy: Application to food analysis (S. Rezzi <IT>et al.</IT>). -- 6. Mass spectrometric techniques for the determination of lithium isotopic composition in geological material (L.-H. Chan). -- 7. Thermal ionization mass spectrometry techniques for boron isotopic analysis: A review (C.-F. You). 8. GC and IRMS technology for <SUP>13</SUP>C and <SUP>15</SUP>N analysis on organic compounds and related gases (W. Meier-Augenstein). -- 9. Preparation of ecological and biochemical samples for isotope analysis (M.A. Teece, M.L. Fogel). -- 10. Extraction of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in natural waters for isotopic analyses (E.A. Atekwana, R.V. Krishnamurthy). -- 11. Compound specific isotope analysis of the organic constituents in the Murchison meteorite (M.A. Sephton, I. Gilmour). -- 12. A new method for the isotopic examination of sub-milligram carbonate samples, using sulphamic acid (NH<INF>2</INF>. SO<INF>3</INF>H) at elevated temperatures (H. Le Q. Stuart-Williams). -- 13. Determination of the abundance and stable isotopic composition of trace quantities of C and N in geological samples: The practice and principles -- of stepped-heating at high temperature resolution (S.R. Boyd). -- 14. Stable isotope measurements of atmospheric CO<INF>2</INF> and CH<INF>4</INF> (B.H. Vaughn <IT>et al.</IT>). -- 15. Preparation and analysis of nitrogen-bearing compounds in water for stable isotope ratio measurement (C.C.Y. Chang <IT>et al.</IT>). -- 16. & dgr;<SUP>15</SUP>N analyses of ammonium-rich silicate minerals by sealed-tube extractions and dual inlet, viscous-flow mass spectrometry (G.E. Bebout, S.J. Sadofsky). -- 17. Nitrogen isotopic analyses at the sub-picomole level using an ultra-low blank laser extraction technique (K. Hashizume, B. Marty). -- 18. Mass independently fractionated ozone in the earth's atmosphere and in the laboratory (J.C. Johnston, M.H. Thiemens). -- 19. Site-specific nitrogen isotope analysis in N<INF>2</INF>O by mass spectrometry (S. Toyoda, N. Yoshida). -- 20. Fluorination methods in stable isotope analysis (B.E. Taylor). -- 21. Oxygen isotope analysis of plant water without extraction procedure (K.S. Gan, S.C. Wong, G.D. Farquhar). -- 22. Oxygen isotope analysis of phosphate -- (C. Ľcuyer). -- 23. Pyrolysis techniques for oxygen isotope analysis of cellulose (M. Saurer, R. Siegwolf). -- 24. Sample homogeneity and cellulose extraction from plant tissue for stable isotope analyses (S. Borella, G. M̌not, M. Leuenberger). -- 25. Analytical methods for silicon isotope determinations (T. Ding). -- 26. Procedures for sulfur isotope abundance studies (B. Mayer, H.R. Krouse). -- 27. Direct measurement of the content and isotopic composition of sulfur in black shales by means of combustion-isotope-ratio-monitoring mass spectrometry (C-irmMS) (M.E. B̲ttcher, B. Schnetger). -- 28. Summary of methods for determining the stable isotope composition of chlorine and bromine in natural materials (H.G.M. Eggenkamp). -- 29. Selenium, iron and chromium stable isotope ratio measurements by the double isotope spike TIMS method (T.M. Johnson, T.D. Bullen). -- 30. SIMS measurement of stable isotopes (T.R. Ireland). -- 31. Stable isotope analysis by multiple collector ICP-MS (M. Rehk̃mper, F. Wombacher, J.K. Aggarwal). -- 32. Different isotope ratio measurement applications for different types of ICP-MS: comparative study of the performance capabilities and limitations (C.R. Qǔtel, J. Diemer). -- 33. Isotope ratio analysis techniques using photoionization as a source of ions (I. Lyon). -- 34. Isotope ratio infrared spectrometry (E. Kerstel). -- 35. Glow discharge mass spectrometry: Fundamentals and potential applications -- in stable isotope geochemistry (D.M. Wayne). -- 36. The use of molecular sieves in stable isotope analysis (H.R. Karlsson). -- 37. Introduction to isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) (M. Berglund). -- Part 2. -- 38. Mass spectrometer hardware for analyzing stable isotope ratios (W.A. Brand). -- 39. Techniques of ion current stabilization in isotope ratio mass spectrometry (S. Halas, T. Durakiewicz). -- 40. International stable isotope reference materials (M. Gr̲ning). -- 41. The nature and role of primary certified isotopic reference materials: A tool to underpin isotopic measurements on a global scale (P.D.P. Taylor, P. de Bïvre, S. Valkiers). -- 42. Traceability in isotopic measurements (H. Kipphardt). -- 43. Strategies and practicalities in the production and use of gas isotope standard materials (R.M. Verkouteren). -- 44. Data corrections for mass-spectrometer analysis of SO<INF>2</INF> (M. Coleman). -- 45. Oxygen isotope corrections in continuous-flow measurements of SO<INF>2</INF> (K. Leckrone, M. Ricci). -- 46. Experimental measurement of isotopic fractionation factors and rates and mechanisms of reaction (S.M.F. Sheppard). -- 47. Laboratory set-up for GC-MS and continuous-flow IRMS (W. Meier-Augenstein). -- Appendix A. Isogeochem list. -- Appendix B. The web stable isotope fractionation calculator (G. Beaudoin, P. Therrien). -- Appendix C. Suppliers of reference materials. References.