Determination of trihalomethanes and some chlorinated solvents in drinking water by headspace technique with capillary column gas-chromatography

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1201-1208

  Kuivinen, Jorma ^a   Johnsson, Håkan ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capillary GC; Chlorinated solvents; Drinking water; Headspace; Internal standard (1,1,2 trichloroethane); Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINATED SOLVENTS; TRIHALOMETHANES;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; SOLVENT; TRICHLOROETHANE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

DRINKING WATER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033121119     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00311-X     Document Type: Article

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