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New derivatization method for determination of 3-chloro-4(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone in water
J Nawrocki1, P Andrzejewski, L Kronberg
1Department of Water Treatment Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
Journal of Chromatography. A
|January 22, 1998
Abstract:
An extremely potent mutagen, 3-chloro-4(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (MX) is commonly present in chlorinated drinking water. Due to its high mutagenic activity and according to World Health Organization guidelines its concentration should be controlled in drinking waters. Determination of MX is difficult due to ppt levels at which the compound usually exists in drinking waters. Derivatization of MX with 2-propanol is presented as a method which significantly lowers the GC-MS detection level compared to other alcohol derivatization agents.