British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: EH/3 - Water quality
Categories:: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Scope

This document specifies a method for the determination of selected perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater using liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry (LCMS/MS).

Purpose

For the implementation of the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive ((EU)2024/3019) the Commission is requred to adopt implementing acts in order to establish a methodology for measuring ‘PFAS Total’ and ‘Sum of PFAS’ in urban wastewater.

To provide a method which can be implemented by the EU member states, CEN/TC 230/WG 1 will develop a new EN standard to determine PFAS based on the method specified in EN 17892:2024 "Water quality Determination of selected per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water Method using liquid chromatography/tandemmass spectrometry (LCMS/MS)" and to modify the method for the matrix wastewater.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal

Proposal start date:

18/06/2025

Proposal end date:

31/07/2025

2. Draft

3. Public Comments

4. Comment Resolution

5. Approval

6. Publication

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