Issue 5, 2000

Abstract

The new European Directive for water intended for human consumption has established a regulatory level for bromate at 10 µg L−1. This Maximum Admissible Concentration requires analytical methods with detection limits of a least 2.5 µg L−1. A project funded by the Standards, Measurements and Testing Programme of the European Commission has enabled the improvement and/or development of methods for the determination of bromate at such concentration levels. This collaborative work was concluded by the organisation of an interlaboratory trial involving 26 European laboratories, which enabled the testing of both a draft ISO Standard method and alternative methods. This paper presents the results of this interlaboratory trial, along with results of a bromate stability study. The progress made with respect to the analytical state-of-the-art for bromate will greatly benefit the quality of measurements carried out in water quality monitoring

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 May 2000
Accepted
25 Jul 2000
First published
13 Sep 2000

J. Environ. Monit., 2000,2, 416-419

Interlaboratory trial to determine the analytical state-of-the-art of bromate determination in drinking water

K. C. Thompson, J. L. Guinamant, V. Ingrand, A. R. Elwaer, C. W. McLeod, F. Schmitz, G. De Swaef and Ph. Quevauviller, J. Environ. Monit., 2000, 2, 416 DOI: 10.1039/B004226I

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