Water

Water in sufficient quantities and in a high quality is one of our most valuable resources. Its most important role is as drinking water because we are unable to survive without it. High-quality household water has become an indispensable part of modern everyday life. Water is also an essential resource for many technical applications.

The Fraunhofer IBP laboratory offers a wide range of chemical, physical and microbiological analysis techniques for analyzing water samples. Accredited according to DIN EN ISO 17025:2018, the laboratory performs tests to ensure that high quality requirements are met, or to identify the presence of trace substances.

Laboratory equipment and common target parameters:

• UPLC-MS/MS: Ultra performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry
  • Biocides, pesticides, pot preservatives
  • Amines (primary, secondary, tertiary and aromatic amines, amino alcohols)

• HPLC-DAD: High performance liquid chromatography with optical detection
  • Aldehydes

• ICP-MS: Inductively coupled plasma with mass selective detection
  • Alkaline and earth alkaline metal ions (e.g. Na, K, Mg, Ca)
  • Heavy metals and trace elements

• IC-CD, IC-UV/VIS: Two-track ion chromatography with conductivity detection and optical detection
  • Anions, cations
  • Chromate
  • Organic acids

• UV-VIS spectroscopy
• IR spectroscopy

Procedures:

• DIN 38407-35
• DIN 38407-36
• DIN EN 1484
• DIN EN ISO 10304
• DIN EN ISO14911
• DIN EN ISO 17294-2
• ISO 6341
• ISO 8692
• DIN EN ISO 11348