Using gas chromatography with atomic emission detection for determining organic pollutants in water

The efficiency of gas chromatography with atomic emission detection (AED) for determining the composition of complex mixtures of organic water pollutants was studied by the example of 13 compounds of different classes. It was found that the correlation between the ratio of AED signals for single element atoms of the compound in the sample and their predetermined ratio in individual solutions additionally supports the identification of impurities in water at a trace level. The determination of a compound by the concentration of one or two elements in its molecule allows the evaluation of the effect of interfering impurities on the results of analysis.