TY - JOUR A1 - Elordui-Zapatarietxe, S. A1 - Fettig, Ina A1 - Philipp, Rosemarie A1 - Gantois, F. A1 - Lalère, B. A1 - Swart, C. A1 - Petrov, P. A1 - Goenaga-Infante, H. A1 - Vanermen, G. A1 - Boom, G. A1 - Emteborg, H. T1 - Novel concepts for preparation of reference materials as whole water samples for priority substances at nanogram-per-liter level using model suspended particulate matter and humic acids T2 - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry N2 - One of the unresolved issues of the European Water Framework Directive is the unavailability of realistic water reference materials for the organic priority pollutants at low nanogram-per-liter concentrations. In the present study, three different types of ready-to-use water test materials were developed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and tributyltin (TBT) at nanogram-per-liter levels. The first type simulated the dissolved phase in the water and comprised of a solution of humic acids (HA) at 5 mg L-1 dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and a spike of the target compounds. The second type of water sample incorporated the particulate phase in water. To this end, model suspended particulate matter (SPM) with a realistic particle size was produced by jet milling soil and sediments containing known amounts of PAHs, PBDEs and TBT and added as slurry to mineral water. The most complex test materials mimicked 'whole water' consequently containing both phases, the model SPM and the HA solution with the target analytes strongly bound to the SPM. In this paper, the development of concepts, processing of the starting materials, characterisation of the HA and model SPMs as well as results for homogeneity and stability testing of the ready-to-use test materials are described in detail. PB - Springer CY - Berlin KW - Slurry KW - PBDE KW - PAH KW - TBT KW - Reference materials KW - Suspended particulate matter KW - Whole water KW - Water Framework Directive PY - 2015 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33087 AN - OPUS4-33087 SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 407 IS - 11 SP - 3055 EP - 3067 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany