NDLI: The importance of quality control in validating concentrations of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking water samples.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Kolpin, Dana W. Furlong, Edward T. Glassmeyer, Susan T. Mash, Heath E. Batt, Angela L.
Description	Author Affiliation: Batt AL ( USEPA, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States. Electronic address: batt.angela@epa.gov.); Furlong ET ( USGS, National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 95, Denver, CO 80225, United States. Electronic address: efurlong@usgs.gov.); Mash HE ( USEPA, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States. Electronic address: mash.heath@epa.gov.); Glassmeyer ST ( USEPA, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States. Electronic address: glassmeyer.susan@epa.gov.); Kolpin DW ( USGS, 400 S. Clinton St, Rm 269 Federal Building, Iowa City, IA 52240, United States. Electronic address: dwkolpin@usgs.gov.)
Abstract	A national-scale survey of 247 contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including organic and inorganic chemical compounds, and microbial contaminants, was conducted in source and treated drinking water samples from 25 treatment plants across the United States. Multiple methods were used to determine these CECs, including six analytical methods to measure 174 pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and pesticides. A three-component quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program was designed for the subset of 174 CECs which allowed us to assess and compare performances of the methods used. The three components included: 1) a common field QA/QC protocol and sample design, 2) individual investigator-developed method-specific QA/QC protocols, and 3) a suite of 46 method comparison analytes that were determined in two or more analytical methods. Overall method performance for the 174 organic chemical CECs was assessed by comparing spiked recoveries in reagent, source, and treated water over a two-year period. In addition to the 247 CECs reported in the larger drinking water study, another 48 pharmaceutical compounds measured did not consistently meet predetermined quality standards. Methodologies that did not seem suitable for these analytes are overviewed. The need to exclude analytes based on method performance demonstrates the importance of additional QA/QC protocols.
ISSN	00489697
Journal	Science of The Total Environment
Volume Number	579
e-ISSN	18791026
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2017-02-01
Publisher Place	Netherlands
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Environmental Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry Waste Management and Disposal Pollution Environmental Engineering

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