Supplementary comparison : Estrogens in water

Project Description

Natural and synthetic estrogens are widely used worldwide, e.g., for contraception.

Through application or improper disposal, these estrogens can enter the water cycle. Water is a crucial resource, and to satisfy the demand for water quality, an ambitious set of European directives has been put in place under the umbrella of the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
One important aspect is, to monitor and control the occurrence and concentrations of potentially polluting substances in the aquatic environment.

The aim of this interlaboratory comparison (ILC) is being undertaken to allow NMIs and DIs to demonstrate the fitness for purpose of their validated methods for estrogens measurements by MS-based in water.

Fanny Gantois, LNE (fanny.gantois@lne.fr) will coordinate this project as well.

The technical protocol can be downloaded here>>.