Applications of 1,2-diaminobenzene (1,2-DAB) functionalised XAD-2 sorbent (XAD-2/ 1,2-DAB) have been tested for the enrichment of six phenolic compounds from tap and river water. Phenols enriched on this resin were desorbed with methanol and analyzed by HPLC at 228 nm UV detection. The recovery of phenols studied here, except beta -naphthol, ranges between 90-100 % with a relative standard deviation of 0.01-0.09 %. The performance of the resin was checked on indus river water and it enabled phenolic compounds at levels of 0.01 mug L-1 to be determined in real samples.


U M ABBASI ,M I BHANGER ,SAMINA ABBASI ,S W SHAH ,M A ARAIN ,