title: Review of the methods of the US Environmental Protection Agency for bromate determination and validation of method 317.0 for disinfection by-product anions and low-level bromate.
abstract: In recent years several methods have been published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which specify bromate as a target analyte. The first of these was EPA Method 300.0. As technological improvements in ion chromatographic hardware have evolved and new detection techniques have been designed, method detection limits for bromate have been reduced and additional procedures have been written, including EPA Method 300.1, 321.8 and, most recently, EPA Method 317.0. An overview of the evolution of these bromate methods since 1989 is presented. The focus is specific to each of these respective procedures, highlighting method strengths, weaknesses, and addressing how these methods fit into EPA's regulatory agenda. In addition, performance data are presented detailing the joint EPA/American Society for Testing and Materials multilaboratory validation of EPA Method 317.0 for disinfection by-product anions and low-level bromate.
authors.affiliation: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hautman
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Munch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frebis
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Pepich
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D001959:Bromates / Q000032:analysis*; D004203:Disinfection; D008722:Methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D001959:Bromates