Analysis of pesticide residues in drinking water by planar chromatography

Planar chromatography is described in the field of water analysis. The principle of automated multiple development (AMD) technique is mentioned, the strategy of the whole procedure which became a German standard is demonstrated and separations of pesticide mixtures, as well as water samples containing pesticides are presented. The suitability of this method was proved for 283 pesticides and the corresponding ISO Standard has been applied for.