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For obtaining some more informations about organic pollution of water and for a rough estimation of total volatile organic matter in water samples it is suggested to use FID and ECD fingerprint methods. These methods are relatively simple and consist of concentrating the organic matter either with solvents or with XAD-2 resin. After evaporating the solvent to a small volume, the sample is analysed by means of gas chromatography. By using several solvents of various polarity for the elution of organic matter from the XAD-2 resin, it is possible to obtain some additional information about the nature of eluted organic matter in water samples. For obtaining more volatile compounds from higher polar phases, organic matter is derivatized by acylation or silylation process.
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Picer, M. (1982). The Use of ECD and FID Fingerprint Techniques for the Evaluation of River Water Purification Contaminated with Organic Pollutants. In: Bjørseth, A., Angeletti, G. (eds) Analysis of Organic Micropollutants in Water. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7804-1_8
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