The Past, Present, and Future Prospects of Physicochemical 
Analysis Techniques for Odorants in Water

Xuejing Zhang; Jie Zhang; Anyan He; Wei Yang; Qianru Zhou*

doi:10.70711/frim.v2i8.5182

The Past, Present, and Future Prospects of Physicochemical Analysis Techniques for Odorants in Water

Xuejing Zhang, Jie Zhang, Anyan He, Wei Yang, Qianru Zhou*

Abstract

With the growth of the population and the development of agriculture and industry, natural water bodies have been subjected to
varying degrees of pollution, with an increasing complexity of pollutants in the water, which has garnered widespread attention from the
public and researchers in recent years. Geosmin (GSM) and 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB) are among the most common odor-causing substances
found in water. As detection technologies advance, an increasing number of odor-causing substances can be identified, but the extremely low
concentrations of these substances in water, coupled with the potential for interference from other odorants, pose challenges for qualitative
and quantitative analysis. The evaluation and detection techniques for these substances are increasingly gaining attention and have made significant progress. A comprehensive review follows.

Keywords

Odorants; Mass spectrometry; Environmental pollutants; Water detection; Taste and odor; Physicochemical analysis techniques; Geosmin; 2-Methylisoborneol

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