A National Survey of Nitrilotriacetic Acid in Canadian Drinking Water Murugan Malaiyandi", David T. Williams, and Ronald O'Grady Environmental Health Directorate, Health Protection Branch, National Health and Welfare, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario KIA OL2, Canada
The determination of nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) using gas chromatography coupled with a nitrogen specific detector has been evaluated and applied to estimate the amounts of NTA in Canadian raw and potable waters. The national mean value for NTA in drinking water was 2.82 pgL-l (range (; 100 pg.L-1) but subsequent resampling a t a later date showed very low levels of NTA (
