Highlights van The Analytical Challenge: Pim de Voogt - Developments in water quality monitoring

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Pim de Voogt

The drinkingwater companies face stronger demands on removal processes and monitoring efforts as more hydrophilic compounds seem to be used in industry and households. Screening source waters on the presence of (emerging) contaminants is an essential step in the control of the water cycle from source to tap water. We present some of our experiences FT Orbitrap mass spectrometer in the area of chemical water analysis using a two-pronged strategy: (i) exploring effluent, surface, ground- and drinking-water samples searching for accurate masses corresponding to target compounds (ii) full-scan screening of water samples in search of ‘unknown’ or unexpected masses, followed by MSn experiments to elucidate the structure of the unknowns.

 

Pim de Voogt is professor of environmental chemistry and head of the Physical Chemical Laboratories at the Institute IBED, University of Amsterdam. He is also part time employed by KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein. He holds a MSc. in environmental chemistry and chemical oceanography Utrecht University and the NIOZ, and a Ph.D. from the VU, Amsterdam. He then held positions at the Swedish EPA, Special Analytical Laboratory in Solna, Sweden, the Institute for Coastal and Marine Management, The Hague, and the UvA.

Pim de Voogt’s field of expertise is in environmental chemistry, physicochemical compound properties, and development and quality assurance of analytical methods for identification and quantitation of organic contaminants (e.g. PCBs, flame retardants, PAHs/azaarenes, surfactants, perfluorinated organics, pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse) in environmental matrices. His current interest is in chemistry of water contaminants.