REVIEW PAPER
Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix
Spectroscopy and Parallel Factor Analysis
in Drinking Water Treatment: A Review
Diana Markechová, Michaela Tomková, Jana Sádecká
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Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology,
Radlinského 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2013;22(5):1289-1295
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ABSTRACT
Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy coupled with parallel factor analysis
(PARAFAC) is an established tool of organic matter fingerprinting in aqueous systems. Recently, EEM-
PARAFAC has been successfully applied in drinking water treatment for simple, rapid, and sensitive evalua-
tion of organic matter removal during different treatment processes. This review describes some recent appli-
cations of EEM-PARAFAC in the drinking water industry. It is divided into two sections according to field of
application: characterization of organic matter and its removal in drinking water treatment, and determination
of contaminants in drinking water.