FTIR INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIC DISCHARGE IN POLLUTED WATER .1. RENEX MONITORING STUDY

Aliquots of waste water from power stations were analyzed by a special procedure in order to put in evidence the presence of renex, a nonion ic detergent. The investigations were performed spectroscopically by F TIR technique. Qualitative and quantitative features of the procedure were established as specific peaks, detection limit and method sensibi lity. The validity of Lambert-Beer law was checked. Taking into accoun t the selectivity of the method it results the necessity of separating renex from nitrogenous bases in the analyzed water.