A method for determination of chloroform has been developed and certified within the Russian national standard system GoST R 8. 563. The method is based on the organic solvent extraction of chloroform followed by identification and quantitative determination by the capillarygas-liquid chromatography with electron capture detection.

The method can be applied for the environmental and analytical control of the pulp bleaching process as well as for analyzing drinking water and natural surface waters. The method is intended for regulation of chloroform discharge with pulp-and-paper industrial wastewater in order to bring the technology up to meet the advanced international technology standards based on the «best available technology» principle for prevention of the  negative impact of organochlorine pollution on the environment.