Dear Len,
Apparently the Hoko beads are now a nuclear propietory 
item in Japan and they will not let them out of the country
 Runor or truth? But thats the latest from Tyler as of IAEA meeting 
in Vienna in March.
 However, AVAK at Finnigan-MAT thinks that a German group has 
developed a similar bead. His address

Hairigh Avak
Training & applications,
Finnigan-MAT
Barkhausensrasse 2
28197 Bremen, Germany
FAX (04 21 ) 54 93 211

Also re your earlier note the new windows software for the Delta 
series is quite awsome and well worth the wait. I would have a very 
careful look at the new Finnigan-MAT stuff. And this is from a dyed 
in the wool VG lab.






Date:          Thu, 04 May 1995 10:33:50 -0500
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From:          [log in to unmask] (Len Wassenaar)
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Does anyone know where I can purchase the so-called "Hoko beads" platinum
catalyst for doing hydrogen-water equilibration? Is there a substitute
available that works?  I faxed the company (Shoko Co.) listed by Coplen in
the methods papers, but, was told the contact person was on holidays.
Repeated further attempts to contact over the past 6 months gave no reply.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Len Wassenaar

National Hydrology Research Institute
Environment Canada
11 Innovation Blvd.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada  S7N 3H5

tel: (306)  975-5747
fax: (306) 975-5143
URL:  http://gwrp.cciw.ca/nhri/nhrc.html