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Tributyltin—critical pollutant in whole water samples—development of traceable measurement methods for monitoring under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC

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Tributyltin is listed as one of the priority substances in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Despite its decreasing input in the environment, it is still present and has to be monitored. In the European Metrology Research Programme project ENV08, a sensitive and reliable analytical method according to the WFD was developed to quantify this environmental pollutant at a very low limit of quantification. With the development of such a primary reference method for tributyltin, the project helped to improve the quality and comparability of monitoring data. An overview of project aims and potential analytical tools is given.

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The ENV08 project was conducted under the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP). The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union.

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    Janine Richter, Ina Fettig, Rosemarie Philipp & Norbert Jakubowski

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Richter, J., Fettig, I., Philipp, R. et al. Tributyltin—critical pollutant in whole water samples—development of traceable measurement methods for monitoring under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 9589–9594 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4614-4

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