An original highly selective and sensitive PVC membrane sensor, working as a Fe(III) ion selective electrode and using 4-amino-6-methyl-3-methylmercapto-1,2,4-triazin-5-one (AMMTO) as an ionophore, has been developed. This cetain sensor demonstrated the following performance; a linear dynamic range between 1.0 Â 10 26 and 1.0 Â 10 21 M with a near Nernstian slope of 19.4 + 0.5 mV per decade; a detection limit of 6.8 Â 10 27 M; characteristically, the best performance was obtained with a membrane composition of 30% poly(vinyl chloride), 65.5% nitrophenyl octyl ether, 2% sodium tetraphenyl borate and 2.5% AMMTO. Furthermore, the potentiometric response of the developed electrode is independent of the solution pH in the range of 2.2 -4.8. The sensor possesses the advantages of short conditioning time, fast response time (,15 s) and, especially, great selectivity towards transition and heavy metal ions and some mono, di-and trivalent cations. The electrode can be used for at least 9 weeks without any considerable potential divergence. It was effectively used as an indicator electrode in the potentiometric