Progress of Analytical Methods for Determination of Halogenated Acetic Acid in Drinking Water

A review on the progress of analytical methods applied to the determination of halogenated acetic acid in drinking water was presented covering mainly the years from 1994 to 2008,and pertaining especially to the topics on the sampling and storage of samples,and on various methods,including GC with ECD,hyphenation of GC and MS,ion chromatography and capillary electrophoresis as applicable to the analysis of drinking water,as well as on the on-line monitoring testing methods.A brief discussion on the future prospects in this field was also given (40 ref.cited).