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Micropollutants in Water
The increasing use of substances such as drugs and additives in food and industrial products, cosmetics and pesticides is cousing more pollution in bodies of water (groundwater and surface water alike) from which drinking water is produced.
High-quality groundwater is the most important resource for public drinking water supplies, as well es a crucial raw material for the production of food. Production processes must also meet very high standrads of qualitiy. The availability and quality of water are factors of growing importance when it comes to site location.
Organic trace alements are becoming increasingly significant in terms of safeguard drinking water production and in the light of the EU Water Framework Directive. The new European groundwater directive will also ensure that these substances remein in the focus of the general public and of water suppliers.
WESSLING offers a special comprehensive service for the analysis of organic trace alements. Our high-resolution measuring devices can be used to reliably detect many of the following substance groups in the nanogram range.
- Drug and Hormone residues
- Radiocontrast agents
- Herbicides and their Degradation products (metabolites)
- Complexing agents (e.g. EDTA, benzotriazole)
- Flame retardants
- Softeners
- Petrol substitutes
- PFC (polyflurinated compounds)
- Organozinc compounds
- Nonyl- und octylphenols
- Sweeteners
- Priority substances under the EU Water Framework Directive
It is to be expected that the new compounds requiring particular Attention will arise continually in the future. Our laboratories are flexible enough to respond swiftly in such cases and develop new methods of testing.