Frustrations of an Analytical Chemist: Assuring Safe Drinking Water by Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Ovadia Lev, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (reutl@bioforum.co.il)

The development of chromatography, mass spectrometry and their combinations revolutionized drinking water treatment and its regulations. Some highlights demonstrating the  impact of these tools on drinking water regulations as well as the past and current limitations of the analytical tools in providing safe drinking water will be addressed.