Analysis of phenols in sea water by fluorometry: direct analysis of the water phase

The use of HPLC gas chromatography and spectrophotometry for the analysis of phenols in water has been reported, but these methods of phenols in water has been reported, but these methods were impractical, since they both require time-consuming extraction and derivatization steps, whereas a rapid procedure which could utilize small sample volumes was needed. The authors therefore chose fluorometry. This method (with extraction steps) has been widely used in oil pollution control. In the present work, which is based on that of the Norwegian and Japanese workers, procedures have been developed for the fast routine analysis of phenols, and also dimethylphenols, in sea water without an extraction step.