Tributyltin--critical pollutant in whole water samples--development of traceable measurement methods for monitoring under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC.
Tributyltin is listed as one of the priority substances in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Despite its decreasing input in the environment, it is still present and has to be monitored. In the European Metrology Research Programme project ENV08, a sensitive and reliable analytical method according to the WFD was developed to quantify this environmental pollutant at a very low limit of quantification. With the development of such a primary reference method for tributyltin, the project helped to improve the quality and comparability of monitoring data. An overview of project aims and potential analytical tools is given.
BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstaetter-Straße 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany, janine.richter@bam.de.
Janine
J
Richter
Ina
I
Fettig
Rosemarie
R
Philipp
Norbert
N
Jakubowski
D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005062:European Union; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D015386:Hazardous Substances; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C011559:tributyltin