Analytical chemistry in the Aegean Sea region: current status

The Eighth Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days Conference took place in Urla, İzmir, Turkey, from 16–20 September 2012. This conference is held every 2 years, organized alternately by analytical chemistry departments of Turkish and Greek universities, so that analytical chemists from the region around the Aegean Sea can exchange experience and knowledge based on their research in a large number of fields. This report summarizes the most interesting presentations and posters pertaining to bioanalytical work. This year, the lovely setting of İzmir, the pearl of the Aegean Sea, and more specifically, İzmir Institute of Technology, hosted this biennial meeting. İzmir, founded...