IMEP-23: The Eight WFD PAHs in Water in Presence of Humic Acid
IMEP-23 is linked to the Water Framework Directive (WFD). It studied the capability of control laboratories to measure the eight WFD PAHs in the presence of humic acid in a water matrix. Humic acid simulates natural colloidal organic matter and is known to adsorb PAHs. This gives rise to various issues that are of large importance for the control laboratories.
Participants' results were benchmarked against the IMEP certified reference values. On average 80 % of the z scores was satisfactory. Zeta scores were calculated for those laboratories who provided an uncertainty estimate. These were less satisfactory and this shows that many laboratories encounter difficulties to provide a reasonable uncertainty estimate.
VAN DE KREEKE Johannes;
DE LA CALLE GUNTINAS Maria Beatriz;
BYNENS Saskia;
VERBIST Inge;
TAYLOR Philip;
BERCARU Ofelia;
RICCI Marina;
SEJEROE-OLSEN Berit;
SHEGUNOVA Penka;
BAU' Andrea;
2008-04-10
OPOCE
JRC44145
978-92-79-08709-7,
1018-5593,
EUR 23287 EN,
OP LA-NA-23287-EN-C,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC44145,
10.2787/39014,
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