Bromate Determination: State of the Art

Abstract

Bromate has been identified as an animal and possible human carcinogen. The main source of bromate for humans is ozonated drinking water, although other sources such as bread, fish, and mineral water are also essential. Due to its hazardous properties, the concentration of bromate in food has to be controlled. Determination of trace amounts of bromate requires application of sensitive, selective, and reliable analytical methods. This article is a review of bromate methods of determination in different sample matrices published in the past 25 years.

Keywords:

• Bromate
• ion chromatography
• drinking water
• food analysis