Introduction to solid-phase extraction / Nigel J.K. Simpson and Martha J.M. Wells -- SPE sorbents and formats / Joseph J. Pesek and Maria T. Matyska -- The sample matrix and its influence on method development / Nigel J.K. Simpson and Paul M. Wynne -- Handling large volume samples : applications of SPE to environmental matrices / Martha J.M. Wells -- SPE technology--principles and practical consequences / Michael Henry -- Theory meets practice / Colin F. Poole and Salwa K. Poole -- Secondary interactions and mixed-mode extraction / Brian Law -- Solid-phase extraction for broad-spectrum drug screening in toxicological analysis / Rokus R. De Zeeuw and Jan Piet Franke -- The application of SPE to veterinary drug abuse / Paul M. Wynne -- Solid-phase extraction of biological samples / Steen H. Ingwersen -- Solid-phase extraction mediated by covalent bonding : applications of immobilized phenylboronic acid / I.D. Wilson and P. Martin -- Immuno-affinity extraction / Derek Stevenson, Badrul A.A. Rashid and Seyyed J. Shahtaheri -- Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) / Steven A. Barker -- Automation of solid-phase extraction / Lynn Jordan -- Integration of SPE with the analytical technique, part I-liquid chromatography / Nigel J.K. Simpson -- Integration of SPE with the analytical technique, part II / Nigel J.K. Simpson -- Concluding thoughts--new directions for SPE / Nigel J.K. Simpson.