Determination of Chloropicrin in drinking water using static headspace gas-chromatographic analysis

A gas-chromatographic procedure was developed for determining chloropicrin in a mixture with other volatile halogen-containing compounds in drinking water with the use of a static version of headspace gas-chromatographic analysis and an electron-capture detector. The capabilities of a nitrogen-phosphorus detector connected in series with an electron-capture detector for the reliable identification of chloropicrin in test mixtures were demonstrated.