BTEX and VOC in atypical and non atypical natural mineral waters

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Description of the programme


This interlaboratory comparison (programme AGLAE ‘92’) in flat natural mineral waters (bottled) and sparkling waters is provided in the frame of:

  • accreditation scopes related to physico-chemical analyses in drinking waters (check AGLAE's accreditation - Cofrac No. 1-1664)
  • approvals issued by Departments of environment or Ministries of Health 

List of parameters


Détail des paramètres mis en oeuvre

BTEX: benzene, toluene, total xylenes, xylene ortho, xylene para + xylene meta, ethylbenzene

VOC: 1,2-dichloroethane, bromoform, chloroform, dibromochloromethane, dichlorobromomethane, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, trihalomethanes (THMs), vinyl chloride

The first proficiency test will concern non-atypical mineral waters and carbogaseous waters.
The second proficiency test will concern non-atypical mineral waters and highly mineralised waters. 


Annexes